Stefano Lubiana Estate Pinot Noir 2023 (6 Bottles) Derwent Valley, Tasmania

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The vineyard is planted at varied elevations and aspects on a mix of diverse terroirs. These soil types range from crumbly red top soil and deep red clay over marl clay with limestone bedrock, grey silty gravel over porous gravelly clay to cracking black clay base over patches of chalky limestone.

Our Estate Pinot Noir vines vary in age, majority ranging from 15 years old to 30 years old, with a few barrels from our close-planted block planted in 2019 introduced to our Estate Pinot Noir blend for the first time. The close-planted block is the highest block of our estate vineyard. In the close-planted there are 11,000 vines in the block, a high density planting while faithful to low yields.

Hand picked grapes are processed immediately once picked. The fruit undergoes wild fermentation in open top fermenters with a mixture of whole bunch (40%) and destemmed fruit. After fermentation the ferments are pressed first and then gravity fed to 225L French oak barriques (15% new) in our underground cellar. The wine matures for 12 months in these conditions until it is transferred to tank prior to bottling.

Our 2023 Estate Pinot Noir is ruby red hue. In the glass the wine leaps out with attractive notes of dark cherries, mulberries and blackberries. There is a hint spice and dried rose petals. The palate matches the nose with the additional cranberries and rhubarb. The palate is silky with taut tannins and there is buoyant acid. An aromatic and complex wine which will age extremely well. Cellar for 8+ years. – Monique & Stefano Lubiana

Cherry, strawberry, quite some perfume of aniseed and dried flowers, and a modest amount of biscuitty oak. It’s medium-bodied, gently ferrous with a slight orange peel edge, fine-grained tannin, cranberry acidity, dusty and peppery red fruits of some juiciness, and a bright and finish of excellent length. Very good. 94 points. Gary, Walsh, The Winefront Sep 2024

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Stefano Lubiana Wines exude Tasmania in its purest form – from its soil to your family table. Our environmentally holistic practices and care for our low-cropping Derwent River estate follows through to the winery with minimal intervention meeting modern techniques. The resulting wines are world class quality, to be enjoyed with hearty food and good company.

Tasmania’s first and only biodynamic vineyard

We are Tasmania’s first and only certified biodynamic vineyard, and have been cultivating our vines using biodynamic methods since 2010. This means that our wines are free of all synthetic treatments, additives and pesticides. Instead we travel the alternative path, stepping back in time and using cosmic rhythms to ensure soil regenereation as well as effective vine care through all phases of the year’s seasonal cycles.

These methods enhance our attention to detail in the vineyard and winery, as we’re more alert to the signals of Mother Nature and her messengers. Every season, we’re becoming more attuned to the synergies between our varied soil types, their organisms, the local flora and fauna, and of course our vines.https://shop.cellars.com.au/wp-admin/post.php?post=45164&action=trash&_wpnonce=4331d5936a

While we have a strong focus on sparkling wines as well as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, we love experimenting and exploring. Don’t be surprised if you visit the cellar door to find a Blaufränkisch or Malvasia (or maybe a nip of grappa) tucked away behind the tasting bench.

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CellarHand is a fine-wine importer and wholesale distributor, with a portfolio featuring some of the most sought-after estates of Germany, Austria, France and Italy, as well some of the greatest producers from Australia and New Zealand. Our ethos has always been to build a portfolio as you’d construct the perfect wine list. We work with small, family producers who express the best of their regions. The wines we sell are the wines we enjoy, and the people who make them are like family to us. They are wines that taste of where they come from, and though they’re steeped in history and stamped with the signature of their terroir, they’re more than ever relevant – and desirable – to the Australian diner of today.