Chain of Ponds Morning Star Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2017 6pack

94 Point Rated Gold Medal Winning Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir End Of Vintage Clearance

Why to buy

• 94 Point Rated Wine Showcase 
• Gold Medal Winner
• 91 Point Rated Adelaide Hills Wine Show
• Multiple Award Winning Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes

Deep cherry red with a light garnet hue. Intensely complex nose with the earthiness of beetroot integrated with dark cherry and hints of rhubarb. A touch of fennel and dried herbs helps give a lift and balance to sweeter fruits. On the palate, there is juicy cherry and blueberry fruits, beetroot and blood plum. The fruits are balanced and integrated with savoury dried herbs and nutmeg spice. Full-bodied with firm, slightly drying but velvety tannins and balanced acidity, great fruit length with good savouriness.

Technical Notes

Vineyard Fruit for the Morning Star pinot is sourced from a number of premium Adelaide Hills Vineyards, with only the best barrels from the best vineyards selected for the Morning Star. A majority of the fruit (over 50%) is from a northerly facing vineyard from a G5V15 clone on a VSP trellis. The balance is made from equal portions of MV6 and D4V2 clone pinot noir also on a VSP trellis. Winemaking The fruit was harvested in the early morning and destemmed only. It was cool soaked for 2 days prior to beginning fermentation. It was fermented with minimal cap management in open fermenters with a varietal enhancing yeast to preserve the fresh primary fruit aromas of pinot noir. The wine was pressed off skins after 6 days of fermentation, transferred into 60% new French and 40% 2 and 3-year-old French oak. Malo-lactic fermentation was completed while in oak, the wine was then racked and returned post malo for maturation.