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2009 Maipenrai Pinot Noir:

Fermented with wild yeasts, and held on skins for a total of 5 weeks, we kept the wine for a total of 22 months in French Oak. As always, we did not fine or filter the wine, ensuring the wine remained clear by careful racking and storage conditions.

The 2009 Maipenrai is a deeply coloured wine that has lovely aromas of plums and earthiness, with a rich, slightly savoury palate, and silky tannins that are in balance with the fruit. The wine, at the beginning of its window of drinkability, should have a long life ahead of it, gaining complexity over the next 5-10 years, and drinking well for another decade after that.
This is the suave sibling to the 2009 Amungula Creek Pinot Noir.

Price: $180/case of 6 (6 max per customer)

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2009 Amungula Creek Pinot Noir: (SOLD OUT)

The 2009 is a top shelf Pinot Noir at an affordable price. Sourced entirely from fruit from our own vineyard, the 2009 Amungula Creek is medium bodied, with aromas of stone fruits, some spice, and forest floor. Its meaty palate of plums, a hint of anise, and complex savoury characters is supported by top quality French oak. At the beginning of its window drinkability, the 2009 Amungula Creek will continue to improve for at least the next 5-10 years.

Len Sorbello - WineWise -

"... in the bigger pinot style, all the more surprising given its price. The aromas suggest dark plums with spicy hints, while the richly flavoured but varietal palate is finely structured, having the slightest of savoury hints. I am confident this well balanced wine will age well - if you can stop yourself from drinking it now. Highly Recommended

Chris Shanahan - Canberra Times-

"...it's not your fluffy strawberry-like cheapie. It's a solid pinot, the aroma showing earthy, stalky pinot aromas laced with oak - and the palate revealing similar flavours, plus a rich texture. Firm tannins permeate the wine, giving it a rustic charm

Price: $160/case of 12 ($13.33/bottle)

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	2009 Maipenrai Pinot Noir: Fermented with wild yeasts, and held on skins for a total of 5 weeks, we kept the wine for a total of 22 months in French Oak. As always, we did not fine or filter the wine, ensuring the wine remained clear by careful racking and storage conditions. The 2009 Maipenrai is a deeply coloured wine that has lovely aromas of plums and earthiness, with a rich, slightly savoury palate, and silky tannins that are in balance with the fruit. The wine, at the beginning of its window of drinkability, should have a long life ahead of it, gaining complexity over the next 5-10 years, and drinking well for another decade after that. This is the suave sibling to the 2009 Amungula Creek Pinot Noir. Price: $180/case of 6 (6 max per customer) Purchase
	2009 Amungula Creek Pinot Noir: (SOLD OUT) The 2009 is a top shelf Pinot Noir at an affordable price. Sourced entirely from fruit from our own vineyard, the 2009 Amungula Creek is medium bodied, with aromas of stone fruits, some spice, and forest floor. Its meaty palate of plums, a hint of anise, and complex savoury characters is supported by top quality French oak. At the beginning of its window drinkability, the 2009 Amungula Creek will continue to improve for at least the next 5-10 years. Len Sorbello - WineWise - "... in the bigger pinot style, all the more surprising given its price. The aromas suggest dark plums with spicy hints, while the richly flavoured but varietal palate is finely structured, having the slightest of savoury hints. I am confident this well balanced wine will age well - if you can stop yourself from drinking it now. Highly Recommended Chris Shanahan - Canberra Times- "...it's not your fluffy strawberry-like cheapie. It's a solid pinot, the aroma showing earthy, stalky pinot aromas laced with oak - and the palate revealing similar flavours, plus a rich texture. Firm tannins permeate the wine, giving it a rustic charm Price: $160/case of 12 ($13.33/bottle) Purchase