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2022 McIntyre Pinot Noir
The Wine.
Pale ruby hue with a savoury and complex nose that is a little shy at first, but reveals dark cherry, bitter chocolate, violet, blood orange, star anise and a touch of soy. The wine is elegant yet muscular on the palate, with savoury cherry and roast duck notes, firm velvety yet earthy tannins and a bright tangy, almost raspberry like acidity on the finish. This wine is quite closed still and is very structured with excellent length. It will appreciate a good decant before drinking in its youth, or even better for it to have a rest in the cellar for another 5 to 10 years. Some slow cooked duck leg will bring the wine out of its shell however!
$90.00
Availability: In stock
The 2022 Vintage.
Battered and bruised, a year you had to be brave if you were a grapevine. October and November 2021 were nasty. A significant rainstorm event, along with cold, windy and wet weather throughout this period contributed to what was a tough flowering and fruit set. Damage wasn’t confined to the pollination process, but young leaves and canopies copped a beating, resulting in subsequent lateral growth in canopies. It was a hard year, with meticulous work required in the vineyard throughout. The weather gods decided enough was enough: summer settled, and mild weather prevailed. Resultant yields were low, with many areas of vineyards producing less than half their usual quantity. One outcome of the difficult flowering period was the prevalence of smaller berries, resulting from limited set of seeds within berries. This produced wines with intensity and structure from a larger than usual grape skin contribution in the winery. Wines evolved balance and finesse throughout their time in barrel.
Grapegrowing and Winemaking.
Richard McIntyre and Jeremy Magyar, with assistance from Peninsula Vinecare in our vineyards and Kate McIntyre MW in the winery
Vineyards.
100% McIntyre Vineyard
