Tasting notes
A complex but elegant expression of red fruit and cherries. There are hints of Portobello mushroom, cloves and vanilla that integrate seamlessly. The long finish is defined by gorgeous velvety tannins.
Serving temperature: 15°C
Cellaring: 2020 - 2030
Vineyard notes
Region: Moorabool Valley, Geelong
Vineyard: del Rios Mt Anakie Vineyard
Block(s): 1 and 2
Harvest date: 12 March 2018
Yield: 1.6 Tonnes/Acre
Soil type: Rich black self-mulching volcanic soil
Vine age: 20 years
Vine care: Hand-pruned and picked; Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) and shoot thinning.
Production notes
Produced utilising wild fermentation and is a combination of destemmed fruit in small open fermentation tanks that were delicately plunged and whole bunch fruit fermented in closed tanks that underwent traditional carbonic maceration. Barrels selected for aroma, fruit intensity for this small parcel label.
Varietal composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Acid: 5.9 g/L
PH: 3.38
Alcohol: 14.0%
Bottling date: 27 July 2019
Fermentation: Destemmed and crushed into open tanks.
Yeast type: 100% wild fermentation
MLF: 100%
Barrel type: 100% French oak barriques
Aging: 13 months in 25% new, 20% 1-year old, and 55% 2-5 year old oak.
Q. What is the del Rios AD label?
A. The "AD" label is the del Rios Winery's reserve label. They are only made in select years where parcels of wine are of an exceptional standard. They are small batches of hand selected barrels that epitomise the estate and our wine making philosophy.
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