Punt Road Barrell Selection Pinot Noir 2023 cremant-d'alsace You can expect a lot

You can expect a lot more flesh and stone fruit pulp than you would typically find in a Petit as well as a driven

new vines were grafted from these ancestral vines and planted as they would have been

Palate Well balanced soft full palate with sweet fruit and fine tannins on finish

apricot and spice

I put it to the test by tasting the wine over three days

Punt Road Barrell Selection Pinot Noir 2023 cremant-d'alsace You can expect a lotEntirely sourced from blocks one and five of our Napoleone Vineyard in Coldstream, the original 35 year old plantings of MV6 Pinot Noir. The fruit was separated into two ferments, with block five 100% whole bunch and block one whole berry. The whole bunch component gives the wine an aromatic lift whilst adding structure and a complex savoury element, whilst the whole berry portion adds juicy fruits and fills out the palate. Gently pumped over twice