2023 Levant Pinot Noir

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The name "Levantine Hill" originates from the Levant, meaning ‘rise,’ a nod to the ancient lands...
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Release Date October 2024
Vintage 2023
Cellaring 8+ years
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2023 Levant Pinot Noir

The name "Levantine Hill" originates from the Levant, meaning ‘rise,’ a nod to the ancient lands along the Eastern Mediterranean where the sun rises. Crafted from cool-climate Yarra Valley varietals, these wines are made to be enjoyed now or aged for future enjoyment.

Bright black cherry, summer pudding, cola and tangerine aromas hit to the fore with background hints of cassia bark, shortcake, and white chocolate sitting above an underlying steely note. An intense entry onto the juicy palate with red cherry, plum and rhubarb flavour. 
Not a shy or delicate Pinot Noir, it is well-framed, poised and structured with weighty fruit emboldened by a base of firm tannins and fine acidity.  

Release Date October 2024
Vintage 2023
Varietal Blend 100% Pinot Noir
Cellaring 8+ years
Case Size 12 bottles
Harvest date 10, 16, 20, 21 and 25 March 2023
Analysis 3.72 pH 6.2g/L TA
Alcohol content 13.0%

Wine Making

Hand-picked grapes, hand-sorted, mostly de-stemmed (with a small portion of crushed fruit) and tipped direct to open fermenters.

Stalks were added back to roughly 15% of the fermenters to contribute additional structure and aromatic complexity to the final blend. Each parcel of grapes was fermented, pressed and filled to cask separately as individual components. Fermentation initiated naturally via endemic yeast prior to inoculation with a varietally-specific yeast strain to complete the fermentation.

Fermentation length varied from 7 to 15 days on skins prior to pressing and racking to 100% French oak (2280-litre foudres and 500-litre puncheons) for short maturation. The final blend is an assemblage of the resultant wines from thirteen separate open fermentations.

Winemaker’s Notes

Bright black cherry, summer pudding, cola and tangerine aromas hit to the fore with background hints of cassia bark, shortcake, and white chocolate sitting above an underlying steely note.

An intense entry onto the juicy palate with red cherry, plum and rhubarb flavour. Not a shy or delicate Pinot Noir, it is well-framed, poised and structured with weighty fruit emboldened by a base of firm tannins and fine acidity.  This wine is suitable for vegans.

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