Personalised Shadowfax Macedon Pinot Noir 2023 13% 750ml

Personalised Shadowfax Macedon Pinot Noir 2023 13% 750ml

Tasting Notes

Appearance
Dark red with bright purple hues and brilliant clarity.

Aroma
This elegant Macedon ranges Pinot Noir has brooding spice aromas including cardamom, star anise, sandalwood and citrus rind. Blue fruit, red cherries, forest floor and graphite give the wines complexity. The wine has intrigue and flair in the glass, evolving through time.

Palate
Red cherry and dried cranberries spill onto the palate. This generous Pinot has breadth and expanse, yet shows poise from seams of grown ripe tannins. There are complexities galore with dried herb and sandalwood interacting with cherry pith fruits. The palate is long and persistent yet light on its feet, bringing you back for more. This is a powerful Pinot and a fine example of cool climate, high altitude Macedon ranges Pinot Noir.

Food matching
Duck pancakes, Pesto pasta, wild mushrooms on toast.

Cellaring potential
Drink now until 2035.

Vinification
Hand harvested fruit was carefully sorted and destemmed with 100% whole berries into small open fermenters. Natural fermentation occurred with daily hand pump overs and limited plunging to extract fine tannins and flavour. After two weeks on skins the wine was pressed then racked into new (25%) and used French Hogs Heads, where it rested and grew. The wine was then blended and filtered prior to bottling in March 2024.

Vintage notes
A very long growing season. The 740 meters above sea level elevation site of Little Hampton has extra cool nights, helping to retain natural acidity in the grapes, being picked in early May. Grapes ripened late in the season with full flavour and phenolic ripeness. Fruit was hand picked in small batches in pristine condition.

Expert Reviews

Jane Faulkner

91 Pointsout of 100.
Cool aromatics, all peppery with wintergreen, and a little meaty reduction, too. The palate matches with cranberry juice and red and sour cherries; it's more about pronounced acidity than tannins, so it’s somewhat tight and lean, yet it has a certain appeal and freshness. Unlikely this will flesh out with time so best to serve with rich food.

Halliday Wine Companion11 March 2025