2023 Pinot Noir
Entropy Wines, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
From the Willow Grove vineyard, on a north facing slope of red volcanic soil. Planted in 2001 to MV6 & 114 clone Pinot Noir. Planted on own roots and never irrigated. Fermented on skins for three weeks and aged in a mix of barrique and puncheon.
- Willow Grove: red volcanic soil, MV6 and 114 clones planted 2001 on own roots, never irrigated.
- Three weeks on skins, then 12 months in puncheons and barriques, 15% new.
- Dark and perfumed with an ironstone mineral core; 13.5% alcohol.
- Variety
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- Willow Grove, Gippsland, Victoria
- Vineyard
- North facing slope of red volcanic soil; planted 2001 to MV6 & 114 clone; own roots, never irrigated
- Fermentation
- Indigenous yeast in tank
- Oak Regime
- Puncheons and barriques, 15% new oak for 12 Months.
- Alc
- 13.5%
Tasting Notes
2025 was warm and dry and the resulting wine is Dark and perfumed, with blackberry, ripe cherry and a rush of sweet red fruit, raspberry, redcurrant and glacé cherry. The fruit has some lovely confectionery lift, but beneath it lies the distinct ironstone mineral core from that volcanic soil.
Generous and supple on the palate, with ripe fruit, fine tannins and a persistent earthy, mineral savouriness.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.