Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
This 2022, from Valli's cooler site in Bannockburn, is fresh, complex, expressive and elegant. It shows dark bramble fruits, lots of cracked pepper on the nose. Though enjoyable in its youth, this has the structure and concentration to age for many years.
Grapes were hand-harvested from the Bannockburn vineyard. Approximately 30% whole bunches were included in the fermentation. The must underwent fermentation with indigenous yeasts The wine was aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, with 28% being new oak. It was bottled after crossflow filtration but without fining.