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4.5 stars / 93 points - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010

Aromas of cherries, including black, red and liqueur, along with spice, plums and a delicate floral lift. It has fine grained Pinot tannins that build gently in the mouth. These tannins, along with the fresh acid finish ensure a long life for this wine. Expect more savoury and gamey nuances to develop after a further year. Product Code: RH19071; Tasting Notes

Pinot Noir has been one of the Mornington Peninsula’s shining stars for some time now and the wines just seem to get better and better. They are the perfect illustration of wines that can be wonderfully textured and complex without having to be huge, oaky and tannic.

Fruit
Pinot Noir grapes from six different vineyards from all over the Mornington Peninsula including six different clones have been blended to make this wine.

Maturation
This wine was given a cool soak for two days and then inoculated for fermentation in stainless steel tanks. It was then gently pressed and allowed to finish primary fermentation before racking off gross lees. It was inoculated for malolactic fermentation and transferred to French oak barriques (25% new). Some material was allowed to stay on skins for a few days after fermentation prior to pressing. The wine then matured for 9 months, during which it completed its malolactic fermentation. This treatment maximizes the delicate and subtle Pinot flavours, aromas and textures.

Technical Analysis
Alcohol 12.5%.

Best Drinking
The Red Hill Estate Pinot Noir drinks well at an amazingly young age and is best consumed within 3 years if you want just the cherries, plums and strawberries. If you want it to walk a little on the wilder side, wait 5 years for extra savoury and gamey characters and for the full monty of Burgundian complexity leave if for at least seven years.

Bouquet and Palate
The resulting wine shows the familiar perfume, elegance and length with plenty of sweet, juicy mid palate fruit. Aromas of cherries, including black, red and liqueur, along with spice, plums and a delicate floral lift. It has fine grained Pinot tannins that build gently in the mouth. These tannins, along with the fresh acid finish ensure a long life for this wine. Expect more savoury and gamey nuances to develop after a further year.