The seventh harvest started off like a bomb – vines shooting up with great vim and vigour. We had to keep our eye out for the various challenges of botrytis and the birds, who gathered once again for their annual (free) harvest table.
Winter and spring were dry but as véraison* started the weather, as usual, turned becoming wet and cool making the ripening process rather tricky and getting the sugars up to the required level took nerves of steel. The grapes were certainly not pretty, but they were thankfully beautifully clean in the barrels.
2022 also welcomed back our winemaker, Anton Smal with all his attendant genius and skills.
* véraison – the onset of the ripening of the grapes.
DOUBLE GOLD (91/100): Gilbert & Gaillard 2024
Platters 4* 2024
Awarded:
DOUBLE GOLD (91/100): Gilbert & Gaillard 2024
Platters 4* 2024
TASTING NOTES:
Quietly alluring. Charms with delicate red berry fruit. Light texture & comforting farmyard/forest floor nuances. Wine evolves in the glass without letting go of its initial prettiness. Focussed, poised, serious and downright delicious. Vegan & Keto-friendly.
VARIETY:
100% Pinot Noir: Single vineyard wine
HARVEST DATA:
Brix – 22/ Production level – 8.6 tonnes – 1 1/2 ha
WINEMAKER:
Anton Smal:: Bramon Wine Estate
WINEMAKING:
Destemmed & crushed | Pre-soak: one day on skin
Fermentation: four days before pressing at first Balling
Fermentation vessel: Polymer loose lid tank | two punch-downs per day
Fermentation Barrel type – French Oak, 11 months in barrels
Filtration – yes
Production: 3339 (750ml bottles)
WINE ANALYSIS:
Balling at harvest: 22 | Alcohol 12.53 | PH 3.92 | Residual sugar (g/l) 2.5 | Total acidity (g/l) 28.9 | SO2 at bottling (mg/l) 23 | Cellaring: Drink now, or laydown 6 – 8 years from vintage
PRODUCTION:
3339 (750ml) bottles
CELLARING:
Up to 8 years from vintage.
Awarded:
DOUBLE GOLD (91/100): Gilbert & Gaillard 2024
Platters 4* 2024
TASTING NOTES:
Quietly alluring. Charms with delicate red berry fruit. Light texture & comforting farmyard/forest floor nuances. Wine evolves in the glass without letting go of its initial prettiness. Focussed, poised, serious and downright delicious. Vegan & Keto-friendly.
VARIETY:
100% Pinot Noir: Single vineyard wine
HARVEST DATA:
Brix – 22.5/ Production level – 8.6 tonnes – 1 1/2 ha
WINEMAKER:
Anton Smal: Bramon Wine Estate
WINEMAKING:
Destemmed & crushed | Pre-soak: one day on skinFermentation: four days before pressing at first Balling
Fermentation vessel: Polymer loose lid tank | two punch-downs per day
Fermentation Barrel type – French Oak, 11 months in barrels
Filtration – yes
Production: 3339 (750ml bottles)
WINE ANALYSIS:
Balling at harvest: 22 | Alcohol 12.53 | PH 3.92 | Residual sugar (g/l) 2.5 | Total acidity (g/l) 28.9 | SO2 at bottling (mg/l) 23 | Cellaring: Drink now, or laydown 6 – 8 years from vintage
PRODUCTION:
3339 (750ml) bottles
CELLARING:
Up to 8 years from vintage.
Additional information
| Weight | 20 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 20 × 30 × 40 cm |
| Quantity | 1 bottle of wine, box of 6 bottles of wine |
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