2000 Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir Winery: Scotchmans Hill Vintage: 2000 Region: Geelong Bottle Size: 750ml Variety: Pinot Noir Price: $40.00 (out of stock)

2000 SCOTCHMANS HILL PINOT NOIR

The colour is typical Pinot Noir ruby/ purple.

Nose

On the nose the wine is youthful and of medium intensity and the fruit is delicate in it’s perfumed raspberries, crushed blackberries and violets. Some strawberry fruit is emerging at this early stage. Cocoa on the nose is indicating the use of first and second year, medium to high toast oak.

Palate

The palate is intense, has high acid, fine but full tannins, is of medium body awaiting the fruit to emerge and the alcohol is of medium to high intensity. The palate fruit is directly related to the nose in crushed red and black fruits, Pinot Noir violet characters and some mushroom. Oak seems to be showing through chocolate and cocoa flavours.

Conclusion

The 2000 vintage has allowed the Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir to return to it’s typically broader style showing pure Pinot Noir fruit, a big structure and a good depth of flavour.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Location

-Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. 38 degrees South. North facing vineyard.

Climate

-Maritime climate, 550mm rainfall per year.

Soils

-Clay volcanic with basalt subsoils. Red duplex over limestone subsoils.

Trellis style

-Scott Henry variant, VSP

Clones planted

-MV6 & 114, 115 Burgundy, D5V12

Vine Age

-15 to 20 years

Yields

-3.5 to 4 kilos per vine

Harvesting

-Hand picking and mechanical harvesting.

Fermentation

-Stainless steel fermentation at 32 degrees, left on skins for 28 days at 15 degrees. 20% whole bunch

fermentation.

Post fermentation

-10 months oak

Oak treatment

-French oak, first & second year Troncais

Residual sugar

-0.42g/l pH -3.72  Total acidity -6.5g/l

Alcohol

-13.0%