2020 Scorpo Old Cherry Orchard Pinot Noir

Fruit for the Scorpo Old Cherry Orchard Pinot Noir is grown on the iron-rich soils of our high-density Pinot Noir block planted to Abel clone at a density of 10,000 vines per hectare. The fruit was picked on 24th March 2020 at 13.2 Baumé. The fruit was given a six-day cold soak before spontaneous fermentation in a concrete vat with 10% of whole clusters included. The wine spent 31 days on skins in total. It was matured in oak (20% new, the rest three- to five-year-old barrels) until bottling with no fining or filtration on 9th February 2021.
This wine has an elegance that belies its youthfulness, while also displaying great detail and complexity. The nose presents intense cherry lift associated with whole berry fermentation, along with porcini mushroom, dried herbs and hints of cedar. The palate is tight and delicate whilst also having great length. Again, cherries dominate the fruits while the tannins have a sinew chewiness and great balance. – Paul Scorpo