Tasting Notes for Stefano Lubiana Primavera Pinot Noir from the Winery

Our Primavera Pinot Noir is mostly wild fermented, de-stemmed, and taken off skins early to retain a lot of fruit flavour. The grapes are hand-picked, hand-sorted and fermented with their own yeasts and some whole bunches. The basket pressed after about 3 weeks. The result is a beautiful, soft red wine with a natural medium body that has wonderful drinkability. – Steve & Monique Lubiana

Vintage 2023

The Spring was cool however at the start of summer we were met with ferocious winds which resulted in poor flowering, resulting in lower yields in the vineyard. The following months were cooler and the vintage was delayed until late March 2023. Although yields were down, diligent and tireless work in the vineyard translated that this year's grapes were excellent quality with a high concentration of flavour.

Two of our vineyards contribute the fruit to our 2023 Primavera Pinot Noir. The majority of the fruit is yielded from our biodynamic vineyard in Granton located in the Derwent Valley. The other small portion of fruit is sourced from our Cradoc vineyard, in the heart of the Huon Valley. The Granton soil is varied with a gravel base covered in red loam with patches of riverbed silt, and chalky soil, and in comparison, the Cradoc soil is composite cobblestone over white clay. The mix of these terroirs gives this wine a beautiful balance flavour and silky tannin. Our Granton fruit offers layers of savoury notes while adding more structure to the palate. Whereas the fruit from our Cradoc vineyard provides pretty characters from the slower ripening, providing a generous palate of raspberry, cherry and strawberry bonbon. Hand picked grapes are processed immediately. The fruit undergoes wild fermentaton in open and closed top fermenters with a mixture of whole bunch and destemmed fruit. Then the wine on skins is drained then basket pressed before being barrelled down by gravity to the underground cellar filling our 225L French oak barriques. The wine matures in these conditions until it is transferred to tank a month prior to bottling. Steve’s knowledge and experience with Pinot Noir over three decades are now being imparted onto our next generation winemaker, Marco Lubiana. Marco has been working full time alongside Steve at Stefano Lubiana Wines for 6 years now running the winery.

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Vineyard: Derwent & Huon Valleys

Vineyard management: 100% Certified Biodynamic

Geology: Mix of two terroirs, grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel

Cellaring: < 10 years

Stefano Lubiana 

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

Their much sought-after wines are the result of a passionate unrelenting quest for perfection. This passion, along with free thinking and attention to detail allows them to create wines which reflect this vision. Their focus on traditional and environmentally sensitive principals has only strengthened their desire to create wines that have a unique and distinctive character, with free-flowing elegance and quality.

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