PREECE Pinot Noir Yarra Valley, Victoria (6 Bottles)

$136.00

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

The Preece Wines collection pay homage to the legacy of Mitchelton’s founding winemaker Colin Preece, also known as one of Australia’s masterful blenders. Embracing the fastidious approach and innovative flair that Colin Preece extolled throughout his highly decorated career, the Mitchelton winemakers’ creatively explore Victoria’s rich and diverse viticultural landscape and some of the best patchwork of exciting sub regions in search of highly expressive sites and the finest quality. Handcrafting a collection of fruit-forward varieties, the contemporary Preece wines herald an exciting new era of wine and viticultural exploration from this iconic Victorian winery.

Colour: Translucent garnet with vivid cherry red hues.

Nose: Pervasive notes of red cherry, strawberry and raspberries swirl in the glass and unite with spicy oak influence.

Palate: The silky palate unfolds into a medley of dark cherry, wild strawberry and plum, threaded throughout a back drop of complex game and spicy French oak. The finish persists with support from a cloak of fine tannins. Vineyard Fruit for the Preece Pinot Noir has been sourced from the Yarra Junction sub region of Victoria’s famed Yarra Valley. At an altitude of 280 metres above sea level, the grey loamy clay overlying siltstone soils and cool climate lend themselves to the gradual development of inviting aromatics, complex flavours and fine tannins.

Wine Analysis
Alcohol 13.3%
Residual Sugar 0.28 g/L
pH 3.53
Acidity 5.86 g/L
Allergens Produced with egg products and traces may remain

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Description

Colin Preece, one of Australia’s masterful blenders

In 2017, PREECE wines made a proud return into the portfolio of iconic Victorian winery, Mitchelton. The reinvigorated range of wines pay tribute to highly decorated and founding winemaker of the late 1960s, Colin Preece.

Preece was known as one of Australia’s masterful blenders with an unorthodox approach to wine making. His legacy will continue with the new PREECE collection under the helm of Mitchelton winemaking and viticultural team.

Mitchelton’s Chief Winemaker, Andrew Santarossa is pushing the boundaries with a progressive approach to PREECE winemaking, whilst paying tribute to the blending and fruit forward style of the original wines.

“As a fitting tribute to Victoria’s most decorated winemaker, the PREECE winemaking philosophy pays respect to time honoured techniques, yet will continue to evolve via the culture of innovation and imagination that the creation of modern wine styles demand.” Travis Clydesdale, Chief Winemaker

On the 22nd of August, 1969 the first PREECE vines were planted at Mitchelton’s home base, on the verdant banks of the mighty Goulburn River in Nagambie, Central Victoria.

The 2016 vintage wines under the reinvigorated PREECE label, proudly sourced exceptional fruit from the estate, 47 years after those first plantings. The winemaking and viticulture team will be expanding the Victorian fruit sourcing in vintages to come, by creatively exploring some of the best patchwork of exciting sub regions, in search of highly expressive sites and the finest quality.

The PREECE collection of contemporary, single varietal wines are crafted with passion and dedication. The wines are fresh, vibrant, fruit driven wines with varietal and regional expression.

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