Ashton Hills Estate Pinot Noir 2024Ashton Hills Estate Pinot Noir 2024 The Estate Pinot Noir is sourced from our five preferred clones on the estate. The 2022 blend comprises of clones 777 (36%), Martini (32%) D5V12 (16%), MV6 (8%) and 828 (8%). Adelaide Hills Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard , credit : Shaw + Smith Wines) Located southeast of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills is a wine region covering nearly 1,500 km with 3,957 hectares of vineyards. Thanks to its high altitude and rugged

and energy-driven

These wines are handcrafted from our best fruit and have an elegance and purity that we feel truly reflects our sense of place

If you want to understand the overarching style of this elite Mornington producer

Fruit was hand-picked and fermented in small open-top stainless steel fermenters using cultured yeasts

leaf and bunch thinning and finally hand-harvesting

sourcing fruit from this vineyard for many years

and KBS—to deliver an elegant yet powerful expression that bridges beauty and endurance

Vine Age: Avg

Dating back to the 1840’s

while on the palate

The wine is then pressed off to 30% new oak and racked twice off lees over an 18-month period in barrel

the mild and steady 2023 vintage proved ideal for Ferrous