Shadowfax Wines Geelong Pinot Noir 2022 (6 Bottles) Werribee

by Wines By Cellars

$258.00 GST Included

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Charred dark cherry fruits flow onto the palate. A rich velvet mid palate is encased with grippy meaty tannins. Smokey notes add depth and hints of forest floor are beginning to evolve. A very long palate with fine acidity for balance.

Colour: Dark red with bright purple hues and brilliant clarity.

Aroma: Black cherries, and wild berries are complexed with oak derived spices including smoked bacon and cinnamon notes. Hints of game meats add another element. Limestone notes and briary spice add intrigue.

Palate: Charred dark cherry fruits flow onto a long and wide Pinot Noir. A velvet cake mid palate is encased with flowing tannins. Smokey notes add depth. A very long palate with fine acidity for balance.

Food Pairing: Duck sausage roll; Pine mushroom gnocchi; hard cheese.

Viticulture
A warm dry growing season in Geelong. A settled flowering led to good crop levels and vineyards enjoyed an even warm summer which allowed full flavour ripeness whilst still retaining good acidity.

Winemaking
Hand harvested fruit was carefully destemmed into small open fermenters. A natural ferment started after two days on skin. The open fermented was gently pumped over once a day for a week until the wine was dry. It was then gently pressed and sent to the underground cellar. Maturation was in new (20%) and used French oak Hogsheads for 9 months prior to racking and bottling in December 2022.

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About Shadowfax Wines

Established in 1998, Shadowfax is a boutique winery located just 30 minutes from Melbourne in the heart of Werribee Park.

Dedicated to creating high quality and handcrafted wines, our renowned varieties include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Shiraz as well as a selection of highly limited, single-vineyard wines.

“At Shadowfax we want our vineyards to express their own unique characters and the wine grown there to talk to the one who’s drinking it, by telling its own story. The grapes grown must reflect the site, thus each vineyard site must be grown depending on its own requests. If you look, listen and taste (both grape, vine and soil) the vineyard will tell you its needs and wants.

Whether that be some foliage manipulation, fruit thinning or it may be screaming out for a little drink, we will act. We are not afraid of new ideas, experimentation, trials and tribulation, whilst having a ball doing so. We want the vineyard to do the talking using the wine glass as its stage.”

Alister Timms – Vineyard Manager

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