$63.00
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Region: Adelaide Hills
Grapes: Pinot Noir
First Glance: Fine Boned, Aromatic, Red Fruits, Power
Acclaim: 95pts
The Wine:
From the Monomeith vineyard in Ashton, planted in 1996 to MV6, 777, 114 and 115 clones. 530m above sea level with a soil consisting of light loamy clay over sandstone with extensive quartz.
20% whole cluster open top fermentation for two to three weeks followed by 10 months in oak, 20% new, before racking to tank for three months and bottled.
One of the great and distinctive vineyards of the Adelaide Hills, and arguably the coolest. Monomeith sits in its own very cool valley on the top ridge of Ashton and the vines benefit from an east-west orientation, where part of the vineyard gets the morning sun and the other half the afternoon sun. This results in a wine with great depth, complexity and all the classic aromatics of great Pinot noir.
The Review:
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front - 95pts
"It’s cool, it’s succulent, it’s got some slurp to it too. Purple fruits, mulberry, dark cherry, sour and tart pops of pomegranate jewels and a wash of alpine herbs and light white pepper over it all. It goes the distance, it feels svelte and coils serpent-like through the palate. A savoury undertow of brambles and earth also there. It does many, many things, and just feels right and righteous overall. Oh boy."
