South Gippsland Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir 2022 (6 Bottles) Victoria, Australia

by L’Atelier Wines

$182.00 GST Included

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The 2020/21 growing season was framed early on by a block of 45 days from mid September that threw 20 rain days and about 170mm of rain at us in endless squalls of rain. Yes, it was a La Nina season but the descriptors of East Kulin seasons suited the season we had far better. The vines grew rapidly with looser, larger bunches than usual and we had to work hard to protect the constantly emerging leaves from disease. Poornet is a far better term for this version of spring. The typically short season of Buath Gurru gave us endless grass to mow and great difficulty maintaining order under-vine with the limited organic tools we use. By December we start to get a feel for the back half of the season and the likely harvest window with clues coming from kangaroo apples in the low country and tomatoes and the old jacaranda higher up. The tension between elegance and concentration was evident in the fruit with larger berries and shaded bunches causing us to trim and pluck – angling for as much concentration as we could bring. This was the first season since the Black Summer and it became evident early on the that the quantity and mix of birds had changed. Normally we wouldn’t net till we saw that the ravens feeding on grasshoppers were running out of food. The protein on the ground is much more compelling to them than a few partially veraised berries. This season was different. The quantity of ravens was beyond what our well trained magpies could handle and the job of chasing them away and keeping them moving was just too much to ask. We netted earlier than we wanted, knowing that getting vines netted in a high disease season had its risks. Ripening occurred slowly with occasional warm days introducing a thread of concentration into otherwise classically composed fruit.

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About South Gippsland

The company Caledonia Australis was founded in the early 1990’s by a group of Melbourne based wine enthusiasts who shared a common goal of creating classical Burgundian styled wines. Martin Williams MW was engaged as foundation winemaker and the journey began.Initially in partnership with Phillip Jones from Bass Phillip, the group chose small vineyard sites around the town of Leongatha to specific criteria and began planting. The partnership soon dissolved but the vineyard sites were planted and the first vintage was produced in 1999.

Mark Matthews began working with Caledonia Australis in 2008 after acquiring the major vineyards and assuming day to day responsibility for managing vineyards and winemaking. In late 2009 the Matthews family also acquired both brands and stock thus turning Caledonia Australis and Mount Macleod into a small family domain, surely the truest structure for the original Burgundian vision.

L’Atelier Wines

L’Atelier by Aramis Vineyards was founded in 2012, dedicated to supplying a hand-selected range of quality wines to the independent on and off trade. From small beginnings we now operate across NSW, QLD, VIC and WA as well as in our home state of South Australia. Our distribution company was founded on our absolute belief that there was nobody better to represent our McLaren Vale brand than our own team. From that point our mission was clear - to bring together a collection of wine that would complement and match the quality of our own, and to present these to premium retail and hospitality trade across Australia. We believe in working collaboratively with carefully selected producers from Australia and beyond, each sharing the same passion and commitment to quality. Inspired by the Ateliers of 19th century Paris, we see ourselves as a meeting place for highly talented craftspeople at the top of their trade. Our portfolio consists of premium boutique wines from across Australia, New Zealand, Italy and Spain, all carefully selected to represent the very essence of their region, but most importantly at approachable price-points. We do not aim to build a trophy cabinet, we believe that you do not have to spend a fortune to drink like a king, and our selection reflects our ability to seek out wines that consistently over-deliver and represent the very best value.

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