Swinging Bridge Hill Park Pinot Noir 2022 13% 750ml

Swinging Bridge Hill Park Pinot Noir 2022 13% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE
Clear, pale ruby.

AROMA
Bright raspberry and strawberry, with a touch of flint.

PALATE
Light bodied, gentle tannin, and crisp acidity. Red fruit, eucalyptus, and oak spice.

VINIFICATION
The Fruit is destemmed without rollers to maintain as many whole berries as possible. It is then tipped into the open fermentors and cold soaked for 3 days before starting fermentation. It is plunged twice daily and allowed to ferment fairly quickly. It is pressed at the end of ferment with some residual sugar from the whole berries and transferred to barrel to finish fermentation and Malolactic conversion. The wine is sulfured at the end of ferment and left in barrel for 8 months. The oak is 20% new, consisting predominantly of puncheons from a variety of tonneliers. The wine is kept separate in its individual clones to the end of fermentation before we select the best barrels to go into our Hill Park Pinot Noir. The clones used for 2022 consist of the Clones 667 and Abel.

VINTAGE NOTES
The 2022 vintage began with high rainfall throughout the winter of 2021 and continued until January. This led to some vigorous canopy growth in the early months of spring and summer, requiring extensive leaf plucking, trimming and crop thinning to ensure the crop was properly set up heading toward harvest. The rainfall stopped in mid January and held off until mid April, which allowed us to harvest the fruit with optimal ripeness. Below average temperatures in every month of the growing season lead to some beautiful cool climate wines.

FOOD MATCHING
Charcuterie and Pâté.

RANGE NOTES
Our Single Vineyard series showcases a selection of the best barrels from each vintage and is produced in very small quantities, with the goal of encompassing the true essence of that vineyard. Our Hill Park Pinot Noir tells a story of a perfectly suited vineyard for this delicate variety as well as constant attention to detail throughout the vintage. We select the clones that best reflect our position within the Orange region which leads to a wine of outstanding vibrancy and elegant complexity. This wine comes from Blocks 4 and 5 at Hill Park, which is made up of the clones Abel, 667 and 777.

Country: Australia
Region: Orange
Vintage: 2022
Variety: Pinot Noir
Alcohol Volume: 13.0
Closure: Screwcap
Volume: 750
Weight: 1.3167kg
Wine Style: Red (Light Medium Bodied)