Punt Road Barrell Selection Pinot Noir 2023 100 points Some candied red fruit sweetness

Some candied red fruit sweetness looms on close

dark berry conserve flavours

A hint of earthiness leads into just the right amount of chary oak to finish

Eden Valley Cabernet is greatly underrated showing lovely florals of violets

Punt Road Barrell Selection Pinot Noir 2023 100 points Some candied red fruit sweetnessEntirely sourced from blocks one and five of our Napoleone Vineyard in Coldstream, the original 35 year old plantings of MV6 Pinot Noir. The fruit was separated into two ferments, with block five 100% whole bunch and block one whole berry. The whole bunch component gives the wine an aromatic lift whilst adding structure and a complex savoury element, whilst the whole berry portion adds juicy fruits and fills out the palate. Gently pumped over twice