By Farr RP Pinot Noir 2017

By Farr RP Pinot Noir 2017 is very perfumed and very pretty. The site produces amazing calmness and smoothness stretching the length of the palate. There is an abundance of fruit leading to a detailed and fine tannin structure. By Farr has been playing with the fruit from this vineyard for the last 8 years and are continuing to fine tune the style of wines the vineyards produce. 

The fruit is hand-picked and sorted in the vineyard, then fermented in an open-top fermenter. Between 40 to 50 per cent of the fruit will be stemmed and then cold soaked for four days. We use only the natural yeast for the fermentation process, which takes roughly 19 days. Grape-stomping (known as pigeage) will occur two to three times a day depending on the amount of extraction required, and the wine is then placed in 50 to 60 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity. It is racked by gas after secondary fermentation, then again at 18 months to be bottled.

The Finer Details
Style - Red Wine
Varietal - Pinot Noir
Country - Australia
Region - Geelong, Victoria
Vintage - 2017
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 13%