Henschke Giles Pinot Noir

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Wine Description

In 1981, fifth-generation winemaker Stephen, and Prue Henschke purchased a property in the Adelaide Hills with the intention of planting varieties well suited to the cooler climate of the region. The vineyard was originally part of a beautiful valley of apple orchards and natural forest that were destroyed by the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. The pinot noir vineyard has been named after Charles Giles, an early pioneer whose descendants had managed the property as an apple orchard since 1864.

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Acclaim
"What a crazy nose of freshly picked redcurrants, dried roses, dried cranberries, red cherries, a touch of herbs, orange and lemon peel. Medium to full body, tons of crunchy fruit, a lovely firm tannin backbone and a savory finish. Succulent and spicy yet taut and minerally."
— James Suckling, Aug 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Lenswood Vineyard
Soil composition
Well-drained sandy loam over medium clay interspersed with shale fragments overlying a shale bedrock
Elevation:
1,804 feet
Harvest time:
19 February-13 March
Average Vine Age:
30 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation container:
Open-top stainless steel fermenters
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
Animal based
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
9 months
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Analytical Data
No relevant data were found.
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Wine Production

Matured in 19% new and 81% seasoned French barriques for 9 months prior to blending and bottling.

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About the Vineyard

Sitting at an altitude of 550m with an annual average rainfall of 1100mm, the Lenswood vineyard slopes offer not only beautiful views towards the older vine country, but also provide enough sunshine to fully ripen the grapes, together with cooler temperatures to retain natural acidity.