Gentle Folk Pinot Noir 2025

Vineyards: Monomeith, Uraidla, Piccadilly, Summertown, Little Creek, Basket Range, Scary Gully & Charleston

Vine age: 5 -37 years

Clones: MV6, D5V12, Pommard, 114, 115, 777, 828, 667 & Martini

Elevation: 500-620m

Aspects: East-west (Monomeith), north-south (Little Creek),North (Basket Range), South-east & South-west (Scary Gully) and North (Uraidla)

Soils: Light loamy clay over sandstone with extensive schist & quartz rubble.

Vinification: Mostly 20% whole cluster open top fermentation for three weeks, but the blend includes some shorter macerated 100%-whole-bunch fermentation barrels. Eight months in French oak barriques and puncheons, 15% new.

Alc: 13.0%

Production: 1,100 dozen