

Handpicked Collection Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2018
Style: Red Wine
Closure: Screwcap
Handpicked Collection Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2018
Camberwell
Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Critic Score: 96
Alcohol: 13.9%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: 2030
Description
Trophy, Best Tasmanian Red Wine - 2019 Royal Hobart Wine Show
The Handpicked Collection range is a set of premium wines that encapsulate the best characteristics of each region. The fruit for the 2018 Collection Tasmanian Pinot Noir comes from the Nocton Vineyard in Coal River Valley near Hobart in the South and the Native Point Vineyard on the east bank of the Tamar River in the North.
Winner of the Trophy for the Best Pinot Noir at the 2019 Royal Hobert Wine Show – the holy grail of trophies for a Pinot producer. It beat over 1,300 wines to secure the Trophy!"The bouquet is complex with a mix of dark and red cherries, toasty oak influence, red licorice and bunch-spice. It has a lovely glide on the palate - a tease of fruit sweetness tapers into a bright red berry acidity. Its ageing potential far greater than its softness implies. Simply delicious." Nick Butler
The fruit was chilled, destemmed and sorted by hand before cold soaking over five days and vinification in open fermenters with hand plunging. There are several different clones in this wine and each was fermented separately, with small amounts of whole bunch in each. The wine was matured for 10 months in a selection of French oak barrels, about 30% new.
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Tasmania
Tasmania is a small island located below mainland Australia. It produces less than 1% of Australia’s wine but enjoys a global reputation as a leading producer of premium cool climate wines. It is prized for its top-class sparkling wine, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling.
Tasmania is home to more than 230 wineries across 7 wine regions*. The reigions Coal River Valley, East Coast, Pipers River and Tamar Valley produce around 90% of Tasmania's wine, while the other three regions Derwent Valley, Huon Valley and North West produce the remaining 10%. * Please note these 7 wine areas are considered here to be subregions of Tasmania to aid site navigation.
Tasmania is the coldest wine State in Australia. Its climate is temperate, with a distinct maritime influence from the Tasman Sea to the east, Bass Strait to the north and the Indian Ocean to the west. Summer days are temperate while winter sees some of the coldest temperatures in Australia. It's unique climate and soils combine to create ideal growing conditions for cool-climate grape varieties.