Tasting Notes for Tarrington Pinot Noir from the Winery

The 2021 vintage was another cool one in Henty, providing a lengthy ripening period and excellent development of flavour. The Tarrington Pinot was hand-harvested and 75% of the fruit was destemmed to small, open fermenters with the remaining 25% processed as whole bunches. After 14 days with gentle foot stomping at the beginning, followed by gentle plunging once a day until the wine was dry, it was pressed to small, mostly old (15% new) French oak where it went through malo. It was then racked to barrel where it rested for 14 months. Minimal SO2 (50ppm).

Hochkirch

Hochkirch Pinots are made in a bold earthy rich Burgundian style, quite different to the light soft red fruit styles often found in New Zealand & Australia.

"The most capricious of varieties, Pinot is however capable of breathtaking magnificence as no other red wine when terroir, season and man meet in the right coincidence. Although these are early days Pinot seems to feel at home in our vineyard with the rigours of a cold southwest Victorian climate."  - John Nagorcka

(SKU: TA_PN_CV)