Tolpuddle Pinot Noir 2024

Description

Product Description: Elegant, finely structured and unmistakably Tasmanian. The Tolpuddle Pinot Noir 2024 embodies the precision and poise that define the Coal River Valley. This single-vineyard wine comes from vines planted in 1988 on a gentle north-east slope of light, silica-rich soils over sandstone. The site’s cool, dry climate, long daylight hours, and maritime influence create small, concentrated berries that deliver Pinot Noir of aromatic lift, depth and natural acidity. Handpicked fruit is fermented as whole berries and whole bunches, with gentle extraction and maturation in fine-grained French oak, resulting in texture and purity rather than weight. Since acquiring the vineyard in 2011, Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw have established Tolpuddle as a benchmark for Australian Pinot Noir. Their focus on vineyard expression and restrained winemaking allows the character of this site to speak clearly, bright red cherry, wild strawberry and subtle spice framed by taut structure and silky tannins. The 2024 vintage shows remarkable balance between fruit generosity and mineral tension, a hallmark of the vineyard’s evolution as its vines reach full maturity. Tolpuddle Pinot Noir 2024 reflects both place and intent: a cool-climate wine of precision, depth and quiet authority. With its fine-grained tannin, focused acidity and lingering perfume, it will evolve gracefully over the next decade, confirming why the Coal River Valley continues to command international attention for Pinot Noir of rare clarity and sophistication. Tasting NotesNOSE– Dark and liftedAromas of black cherry, chinotto and ginger, with hints of garrigue herbs and subtle earth. PALATE– Textural and layeredConcentrated cherry and berry fruit supported by savoury spice, roasted almond and fine-grained tannins. FINISH– Mineral and longFresh acidity and slinky tannins drive a persistent, mineral length. Reviews & AccoladesExcellent release. Tension, texture, drive, length. Chicory, black cherry, smoked/cedar/woody notes, twiggy herbs. Strict and sinewy on the one hand, plush with well-pitched fruit-and-oak on the other.” – Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront, 95 points Medium colour. Intense pure dark cherry, chinotto, hint ginger touch bush garrigue aromas. Generously concentrated, sinuous and textured palate with underlying ginger, roasted almond notes. Finishes minerally and long. Lovely purity, layered richness and vinosity.” – The Vintage Journal, 97 points Finer Details:Style – Red WineVarietal – Pinot NoirCountry – AustraliaRegion – Coal River Valley, TasmaniaVintage – 2024Bottle Size – 750mlABV – 13.5%Closure – Screwcap