Toolangi Pauls Lane Pinot Noir 2020

Hand-harvested from Toolangi’s 2001 plantings of MV6 on their E Block. This is a parcel that delivers lower than average yields for the site, so more drive and intensity. Fruit was mostly de-stemmed (25% whole bunches retained vs 75% whole berries) and naturally fermented in open-top wooden fermenters. In total, the wine spent 21 days on skins before being pressed to French oak (15% new) for nine months.
Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

This is delicious; a lightly coloured, perfumed, juicy and complex Pinot for a very fair price. Expect grenadine and anise fruit, some more savoury tones from the cooler 2020 season, some very subtle, nutty oak and a bright, fresh finish.

91 - Jane Faulkner, Winecompanion.com.au "This puts on a savoury front with hints of autumn leaves, dried herbs and wood smoke, with the 15% new oak input barely there. Just shy of medium bodied with gentle tannins and a softness throughout."