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INDIE Pinot Noir

Meerea Park INDIE Pinot Noir

2023 Pinot Noir
Hunter Valley, New South Wales

Pinot Noir from the 'Lochleven Estate' Vineyard that was planted in 1973.

Halliday
Halliday
"The half-century-old Lochleven vineyard produces a bold, plush, aromatic pinot with considerable breadth, weight and juiciness. There's plentiful sweet fruit on the mid-palate and pleasing succulence on the close. The wine has a lot of character for the price". Toni Paterson MW
9/12/2024

Wine Details

Range

Current vintage releases from our highly acclaimed and awarded range of wines.

Region

Hunter Valley

Vintage

2023

Type

Red Wine

Variety

Pinot Noir

Volume

750mL

Alcohol Volume

13%

Closure

Screw Cap

Background

Although we have made small amounts of Pinot Noir from the ‘Lochleven’ Vineyard to blend with Shiraz since 2010, we started releasing a 100% Pinot Noir since the 2015 vintage.

Vintage Notes

2023, although warm and dry was good for the 2023 Pinot Noir fruit. Pinot was the first red variety harvested, before some of the Semillons in the Valley. This kept the overall ripeness in check and the acid levels up.

Vineyard Notes

Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1973 on the Kindred family’s, ‘Lochleven’ Estate on the corner of Deasys and McDonalds Roads in Pokolbin. The cuttings to plant ‘Lochleven’ were taken off the McWilliams Mothervine vineyard which originated from the original James Busby cuttings and is believed to be the MV6 clone.

Winemaking

Grapes were hand-picked and then fermented in open vats and plunged twice daily. 30% whole bunches were retained in the ferment.

Tasting Notes

A light strawberry colour in the glass with a bouquet of mulberries and raspberries, but undeniable Pinot Noir. The predominantly used French oak adds a little spice to the party. The light—mid weight palate shows red fruit flavours with great fragility. It has great length of flavour and balanced acid structure which will see it into a great future.

Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

Medium term. Up to 10 years.

Food Matches

Duck. What else.

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