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“This wine takes it to another level of gratification. It’s simply stunning. The nose is beautifully ripe and complex, displaying red/black cherry, mushroom and game characters with discreetly woven vanillin oak. It’s superbly concentrated and richly textured on the palate with outstanding depth and breadth of flavour, leading to an almost endless finish. Once again the tannin extraction is done to perfection, providing a lovely contrast to the sweet fruit core. At its best: 2013 to 2024. 5 stars 97 points.” – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit May 2011
An exceptional year for Pinot Noir has given the opportunity to make a refined Home Vineyard wine. Beautiful fruit with nice ripeness and fine phenolics. In certain years we craft this wine around a our “Pommard” clone Pinot Noir vines which spill down the slope to the front and alongside our homestead at Neudorf. These vines consistently produce a wine which we cherish for its elegant structure of fine silky tannins and its balance of power, layered complexity and translucent finesse.
Technical
The Home Vineyard differs from the classic Moutere wine in the make up of the clonal material; mixed Dijon clones (777, 667, 113, 114, and 115) were picked and co-fermented with wild yeasts, and make up 50% of this wine. Our Pommard clone makes up 27%; clone 22, 13% and old 10/5, 10% were fermented separately.
Bottled without fining or filtration on 13/7/10. at 3.66pH, 5.0gL Total Acidity, Dry, 13.5% Alcohol.
“Moderately deep ruby-red colour with purple hues and a pale edge, this has a full, rich, layered nose with brambly dark red berry and cherry fruits with complex dried herb nuances and violetty perfumes. The aromas are dense and powerfully expressed. Medium full-bodied on palate, this is a fulsome, densely presented wine with richness and concentration, yet retains a remarkable sense of stylishness and elegance. There is an openness and approachability, with the appealing sweetness of the dark berry and cherry fruit the highlight. This is balanced by fine-grained, but significant tannins. The wine finishes with real length. This is a wonderful, hedonistic, single-site expression that will drink with immense pleasure over the next 6-8+ years. 100 cases made. 19.5/20 Five Stars.” Raymond Chan April 2011
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