Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir
Wine Description
Older vines, the Lenswood Vineyard, sorting tables, small batch open fermenters, or just more insight in the capricious nature of Pinot Noir. Whatever the reason, we think our Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir continues to get better and better. Our first release was in 2007.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name:
Ballhannah and Lenswood
Vineyard size:
30 acres
Soil composition:
Brown Loam over Clay
Training method:
Double-Guyot VSP
Elevation:
1,320 - 1,650 feet
Vines/acre:
740 - 1,110
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Year vineyard planted:
1999, 2000
First vintage of this wine:
2007
Bottles produced of this wine:
39,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20-30
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation container:
Open Stainless Steel Vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
up to 90 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration and Punchdown
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Barrels
Size of aging container:
228L - 500L
Length of aging before bottling:
9 months
Age of Aging Container:
New to 3 years
Length of bottle aging:
8 months
Total SO2:
60
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.69
Acidity:
4.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
24 g/L
Total SO2:
60
Residual sugar:
0.3 g/L
Wine Production
Hand picked and sorted. Combination of whole berry and whole bunch fermentation. Fifteen days on skins. Matured in French oak, majority puncheons.
About the Vineyard
Shaw + Smith own two vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, at Balhannah and Lenswood, totalling 55 hectares. The vineyards are planted to varieties that perform particularly well in the region, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz.
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