2024 The Lane Pinot Noir

$30.00 / bottle

A cool-climate Pinot Noir with lifted aromas of bramble fruits, allspice, and a hint of Campari. On the palate, a fleshy core of black cherry, raspberry, and strawberry shines, with juicy acidity and silky tannins. Fresh, vibrant, and fruit-driven.

Previous Vintage Accolades:

2023 – 92 Points – Jeni Port, Wine Pilot
2022 – 93 Points – Jeni Port, Wine Pilot

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Specifications

Vineyard Location

Lenswood, Mt Torrens, Lobethal, Hahndorf

Season

2024 delivered a cool, even growing season that yielded wines with intense yet delicate flavours and vibrant colours. February and March saw an absence of rainfall, coupled with low crop yields and warmer temperatures, which led to an unusually fast-paced harvest.

Vinification

Pinot Noir was harvested by hand and machine in cool conditions, enabling whole bunch inclusion. Fermentation kept vineyard parcels separate, mostly with 100% de-stemmed ferments and a few whole bunch ferments for complexity. A 3-5 day cold soak at 10°C was followed by a cool, slow fermentation, with temperatures rising to 30-32°C at the end to ensure structure and complete sugar conversion. Basket-pressed parcels were carefully blended from 12 small-batch ferments across four vineyards. Aging primarily used second-use and older oak, allowing the wine's fruit and bunch complexity to shine over oak influence.

Technical

Alcohol: 13.1% • Residual Sugar: 0 g/L • Total Acidity: 5.70 • pH: 3.54 • Altitude: 320m | 410m • Vegan: Yes • Vegetarian: Yes • Contains sulphites

Grape Variety

100% Pinot Noir

Food Match

Red Duck Curry

Production

Winemaker

The Lane Vineyard

Best Drinking

Enjoy now or cellar up to 6 years

Size

750ml

The 2024 season delivered a cool, even growing season according to the maker. The Pinot Noir of that season delivers a taste of the soil, of the land, of aromas filled in crushed herbs and leaf with cherry, cranberry and plum fruits. It’s got real red fruit intensity on the palate with spice, dusty cacao and anise joined by a distinctive savouriness best described as undergrowth, dusty beetroot and green leaf with crushed herbs. It’s quite a particular and lasting feature of the wine set against a background of chewy tannins. Calls for an accompaniment at the table, maybe mushroom risotto.

- Wine Pilot - Jeni Port