Birichino Saint Georges Pinot Noir 2022 grand-cru-st-emilion the mature vines

the mature vines

The 2018 weaves together precisely these delicious characters

Stuart Knox

Sangiovese / Tempranillo fruit from the Torrens Valley Vineyard in Gumeracha (North Adelaide Hills)

and cold soaked for four days before a natural fermentation of seven to nine days

Birichino Saint Georges Pinot Noir 2022 grand-cru-st-emilion the mature vinesSaint Georges Pinot Noir hails primarily from the very old, organically managed Besson Vineyard, established in the early 1900s at the southern reaches of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The site is at the base of the mountains and is marginally too low and on the wrong side of the road to be included in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. Instead, the wine is labelled as a homage to George Besson, with whom Birichino has worked for more than 20 years. The site,