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Meadowbank Pinot Noir 2021

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Meadowbank Pinot Noir 2021
Producer Meadowbank
Region, Country Derwent Valley, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 20642-750

The Pinot is drawn from a specific parcel of vines planted by Gerald Ellis in 1987, which Pete thinks is a combination of MV6 and D5V12. This 2021 was hand-picked over the course of two weeks. Everything was destemmed into three open fermenters with varying levels of whole clusters (roughly 30% of the final blend) and as many whole berries as possible (no crushing). There was a cold soak for five days before the natural ferment took over. The wine was then pressed to French oak (10% new) on heavy lees, where it rested for nine months before it was bottled without filtration.




Meadowbank Pinot Noir 2021

Reviews

"Pinot noir sourced from Gerald Ellis’ Meadowbank vineyard, made by Peter Dredge. Two weeks on skins and nine months’ maturation in French oak (10% new). It's a funky-edged, bunchy smelling little beauty with incantations of struck flint floating over the bright cherry and macerated strawberry fruits. Exotically spiced with a beautifully pure fruit profile, layered forest floor and Chinese roast duck notes. Fine, gentle tannin architecture and porcelain fine-acid drive. It's lovely."
95 points, Dave Brookes, Wine Companion
"Some pinot noirs are immediately appealing and this is one of them. It has all that is required for it to develop well but its spicy, smoky, twiggy complexity is alive and open and the fruit, while not in any way sweet or indeed overdone, is tasty, delicious and refreshing. Cherries, strawberries, smoked meats, dried flowers and cedar, with minor reductive inputs. It’s very good."
94 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

Reviews

"Pinot noir sourced from Gerald Ellis’ Meadowbank vineyard, made by Peter Dredge. Two weeks on skins and nine months’ maturation in French oak (10% new). It's a funky-edged, bunchy smelling little beauty with incantations of struck flint floating over the bright cherry and macerated strawberry fruits. Exotically spiced with a beautifully pure fruit profile, layered forest floor and Chinese roast duck notes. Fine, gentle tannin architecture and porcelain fine-acid drive. It's lovely."
95 points, Dave Brookes, Wine Companion
"Some pinot noirs are immediately appealing and this is one of them. It has all that is required for it to develop well but its spicy, smoky, twiggy complexity is alive and open and the fruit, while not in any way sweet or indeed overdone, is tasty, delicious and refreshing. Cherries, strawberries, smoked meats, dried flowers and cedar, with minor reductive inputs. It’s very good."
94 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

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