2022 Scorpo Noirien Pinot Noir

The Pinot Noir for the Noirien (47% Road Block 115, 40% Road Block MV6, 13% Big Hill MV6) is hand-picked, predominantly de-stemmed, and open vat fermented in a mixture of concrete and stainless steel fermenters. Pre- fermentation cold soaking of the de-stemmed fruit enhances flavours and complexity. Spontaneous wild yeast fermentation usually begins 5 to 6 days after. The cap is plunged as required. After fermentation, the wine is pressed and transferred to a selection of new (approx. 20%) and used (one, two and three year old) tight-grained French barriques for the Estate and High Density wines and 5% new oak for the Noirien. The wine is bottled 12 to 13 months later.