2018 Wombat Creek Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

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$539.94 6 x 750ml bottle

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SKU: HP18VI-YWPTNOIR6

WINE STYLE

Elegant & Refined
FOOD PAIRING

Roasted quail, miso-glazed salmon, mushroom dishes, confit duck, cassoulet, aged goats cheese and charcuterie
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HIGHLIGHTS

Gold medals winner

WHY WE LOVE THIS WINE

Award winning vintage

Gold medal - Royal Queensland Wine Show

Gold medal - Perth Royal Wine Awards

Gold medal - Royal Hobart Wine Show

A NOTE FROM THE WINEMAKERS

“Wombat Creek Vineyard reveals more of its special qualities in this classy wine from a warm vintage.”

SERVING TEMPERATURE | 12 - 18°

CELLAR POTENTIAL | Now to 2035 years

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TASTING NOTES

Planted on steep slopes at higher elevation than any other vineyard in the Yarra Valley, Wombat Creek Vineyard boasts a long, cool growing season that is perfect for Pinot Noir wines with a beguiling mix of power and purity. This wine has excellent palate weight, layers of red fruits and velvety tannin unfolding over a long finish.

SEASON

There were no big heat spikes in the 2018 season, but it was a warm season overall and the harvest was a little early. Cool weather and regular rain up until Christmas made a slow start to the season, setting up good ground moisture and vine health coming into summer. Extended dry, mild weather over January and February was excellent for ripening Pinot Noir fruit. Bunch weights were high, leading to good yields

WINEMAKING

The fruit was handpicked in mid-March in cool, dry weather then chilled before destemming and vinification in open fermenters with wild yeasts and hand plunging. The wine was matured for 11 months in French oak barriques and puncheons. We chose a mix of used and new barrels from a selection of Burgundian coopers..

THE VINEYARD

Wombat Creek Vineyard

Wombat Creek is the most elevated vineyard in the Yarra Valley (at 550m), making it uniquely situated for growing premium cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The vineyard is made up of 6-hectares of Chardonnay and 10-hectares of Pinot Noir and soils of free-draining volcanic loams.

The surrounding fern gullies and forest are home to lyrebirds, koalas, kangaroos and, of course wombats.

THE TIER

Single Vineyard

SPECIAL OCCASIONS • GIFTING

These rare single vineyard wines are only released in the finest vintages as the best of the best from our carefully managed vineyards.

The labels each feature a collection of objects from the vineyard the wine was grown.

THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

The Artwork

Lyrebird Feather, Mountain Ash, Red Earth

The most elevated vineyard in the region, Wombat Creek grows fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The surrounding fern gullies and forest are home to lyrebirds, koalas, kangaroos and, of course wombats.

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