Picardy Wines Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir 2021 (6 Bottles) Margaret River, WA

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Picardy Wines Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir 2021 (6 Bottles) Margaret River, WA

Name: Picardy Wines Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir 2021 (6 Bottles) Margaret River, WA
SKU: 121410
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Tête De Cuvée means the best wine of the vintage. This wine was born through Bill’s and Dan’s love of old world Pinot Noir wines and their desire to make the best Pinot Noir of which Picardy is capable.

This wine is not a reserve wine made in the usual method of selecting the best barrels for separate bottling. Instead, it is made entirely as a separate wine with a greater emphasis on intensity, complexity, structure and cellaring potential.

As with the Picardy Pinot Noir, this wine is made from 11 clones (Droopy, Upright, 114, 115, 777 and 6 new clones imported from Corton). The base of this wine is from a 0.1 hectare block planted to traditional old world planting density (10,000 vines per hectare) and trellis style. The remainder of this wine is taken from a portion of the main Picardy Pinot Noir block which is crop thinned to below 5 tonnes per hectare (35 hectolitres per hectare).

To provide this wine with considerable structure and longevity, it is cold macerated for longer periods and fermented with 30% whole bunch fruit to extract more tannin. The resultant wine is then matured in new to four year old oak for 10 months. After barrel maturation it is given a very light filtration and bottled.

It is then held in bottle until the Pannell Family feel that it is showing its optimum potential. The Pannell Family are confident that the Picardy Tete de Cuvee will continue to drink superbly long after it has been released.

This wine demonstrates the difference that extra attention to detail and better quality fruit can bring.

Category: Pinot Noir Tag: Pemberton

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About Picardy Wines

Picardy, a premium boutique winery in Pemberton, Western Australia, was founded in 1993 by Bill, Sandra, and Dan Pannell. Bill and Sandra, pioneers in the Margaret River wine region, established Moss Wood winery in 1969, which contributed significantly to the area’s reputation as a key wine-producing region. At Picardy, they continue this tradition of excellence in winemaking. The vineyard sits on a north-facing slope at 200 meters altitude, 35 kilometers from the Southern Ocean, chosen by Bill for its well-drained loam and gravel soils ideal for cool climate varieties, especially Pinot Noir.

The winery produces a range of wines, including Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, all sourced exclusively from its single vineyard property. Picardy’s location in Pemberton offers high altitude, rich gravelly soils, and ocean proximity, providing the cool conditions essential for high-quality wines. Dan Pannell, with a Bachelor of Science in Oenology from The University of Adelaide, brings a contemporary edge to the family legacy.

Picardy emphasizes sustainable vineyard practices, with all fruit estate-grown, unirrigated, cane-pruned, and handpicked. This commitment to sustainability and terroir-focused winemaking underlines Picardy’s dedication to producing premium cool-climate wines that honor the Pannell family’s pioneering heritage and contribute to Western Australia’s esteemed wine industry.