Little Beauty Limited Edition Pinot Noir 2018

Colour: Medium ruby red in colour. Aroma: Full of dark plum, hints of violets, raspberry and coffee mocha. There’s herby notes too. Palate: Described as “the friend we all want at our table. Gorgeous company.” Syrupy texture, nice weight, integrated. Smoky barrel ferment characters of peat, baked cherry pie, as well as luscious boysenberry and ripe blackberry. Represents exceptional value for money. Seeking like-minded, wine lovers & ideal for the gastronomic sector.

Terroir: Harvested from three blocks with soil types ranging from fine clay silt loams to blocky clay loam to parts of the vineyard with considerable stone. Canopy Management Regime: Combination of Vertical Shoot Positioning and Double Guyot. North-South Facing rows. Harvest Method: Fruit was harvested over several days with several passes, ensuring fruit was at optimum ripeness. Comments: A series of passes through the vineyard and separate fermentation and maturation of each clone allows the varietal character and integrity to be maintained.

Fermentation: The fruit was 100% de-stemmed into stainless steel open top fermenters and cold soaked for several days before the ferments started with naturally occurring yeast. During ferment each batch was plunged three times daily to gently extract the tannin and colour. Once dry, each batch was held at 20 degrees C for a post ferment maceration of several weeks before being pressed off separately and transferred for maturation.

Maturation: 100% matured in French oak barriques for 11 months.