Michael Hall Pinot Noir 2022, Adelaide Hills

Growing season: Grown in Piccadilly at Gully Road at 550m elevation and the lilliputian Aesctun vineyard at 500m. Fair winter rains were followed by a mild summer. Yields were low with light bunches of excellent quality.

Winemaking: Hand-picked on the 22nd and 28th of March, wild yeast fermented in closed puncheons and open fermenter, 38% whole bunch, matured for 11 months in French oak (23% new, François Frères). Unfined.

Bottles produced: 1710
Alcohol 12.6%; Titratable acidity 5.9g/L; pH 3.45; Residual sugar 0.26g/L

Produced by Michael Hall Wines

Michael Hall is a renowned, award-winning, South Australian-based, micro-negociant making individual wines that reflect their place. He sources fruit from carefully chosen single vineyards in the Barossa Valley, Eden Valley and the Adelaide Hills to produce small-batch, precise, expressive wines. Michael was originally from the UK, and he released the first vintage of Michael Hall Wines in 2008, bringing his wine dream to fruition after two decades as a jewellery expert at Sotheby’s in Switzerland. To prepare, he enrolled in wine science in Adelaide and absorbed as much knowledge as he could working stints in Australia with Cullen, Giaconda, Henschke, Shaw + Smith, Coldstream Hills and Veritas; in France with Domaine Leflaive, Meo-Camuzet, Vieux Telegraphe and Trevallon.

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Tasting Notes

Sandalwood, cherry, cocoa, lilacs, blood orange, powder dry finish.