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2015 Shadowfax Little Hampton Pinot Noir
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The first Pinot Noir Shadowfax has released from its recently purchased Little Hampton Vineyard. At 700m above sea level, this is one of the highest and coolest vineyards in the Macedon Ranges. An even flowering and careful canopy management resulted in an excellent crop of Pinot Noir with lifted aromatics and beautiful varietal flavours.
All fruit was hand-picked and naturally fermented in open vats. Half the fruit was added as whole bunches, the balance lightly destemmed. After 27 days on skins the new wine was transferred to new (35%) and used French hogsheads for MLF and maturation. The wine was bottled in February 2016.
Medium red, with excellent clarity and a dense red edge. A complex nose of spicy Pinot fruit, some red cherries, bay leaf and a hint of forest undergrowth. A wonderful, complex palate. The wine is bright and dense but wonderfully light on its feet. Red cherries, some sappy spice, framed by very fine tannins. A wonderful expression of cool grown Pinot Noir, which will age beautifully with careful cellaring.
October, 2016
The Wine Front
94+ points
Fancy booze. Plush and sappy at once. Spicy as all get-up. Strung with herbs, gently bitter, a little challenging and yet a lot seductive, all in one package. Its light and fragrant, powerful and impressive – yes, all those things. Texture here is terrific. Tannin is in a good place; length far exceeds the norm. But the combination of complexity and texture is really the thing here. It’s going to age magnificently.
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