Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023$75. 99 on 6+ (code: 6saves3) 96 pts Halliday Wine Companion A cooler vintage for Tolpuddle with some hen and chicken and lighter bunches due to a wetter than normal spring, before excellent ripening conditions for the remainder of the growing season. When compared to the '22 release there is a little more concentration on display. Vibrant, magenta splashed ruby in the glass with aromas of dark cherry, plum and blackberry fruits with hints of crushed

it offers a spiced nose layered with Mediterranean herbs such as rosemary

100% whole cluster fermentation with indigenous yeast in oak tanks at low temperatures for 15 days

disrupted neither by phlloxera nor by tilling

These might seem like light wines

“Lasú” is the dialectal term to indicate the third wooden beam (starting from the lowest which is the “Sumié”) of the order of beams that make up the Caremese pergola structure: the “Lasù” rests on the “Percia”

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med+ flavor intensity

McClelland crafts wines that are a true reflection of their vineyard's character

feature Tuscan loam and clay soil

Just above 13%

This wine has power and opulence

the aroma is broad