Coldstream Hills Single Vineyard Roslyn Pinot Noir 2011 mornington-peninsula black cherry

black cherry

silky tannins and a subtle earthy finish

Hand harvests and traditional winemaking processes give a wine with red and black fruits aromas (blackberry and plum)

742 (2014 base) has really opened up since I last tasted it about a year ago

the main thing keeping us awake at night was the water stress on our dry grown vines

Coldstream Hills Single Vineyard Roslyn Pinot Noir 2011 mornington-peninsula black cherryThis wine spent ten months in 100% French oak 30% new with the remainder in seasoned French oak barriques and puncheons. Part of the wine (53%) remained on lees for its entirety in oak. This is a very different proposition, already with an intricate display of flavours ranging through dark berry, spice, bramble and (controlled) oak, likewise all promising much for the future. A true vin de garde style years a conservative minimum.