PINOT NOIR
2005 ‘Crossroads’ Pinot Noir

Our Crossroads Range wines are designed to be easy drinking styles showing intense primary fruit flavours with an uncomplicated wine making style. The wines are fruit driven and made in an approachable style that are best enjoyed young. The Crossroads range are perfect for alfresco dining or as an every day wine.

Tasting Notes: Colour is light-mid red. Fruit dominated aromas of cherries and strawberries carry on to a sweet and gamey palate.

Wine Analysis: Alcohol = 12.8 %, pH = 3.6, TA = 6.3

Vintage Notes: The 2006 vintage was again generally warm and dry, making the life of the vineyard manager a little easy than most years. The fruit was harvested on 3rd, 4th and 5th April at 13.1 Baume. The wine was matured in a combination of new and old oak. The picking date of Pinot Noir is crucial so as not to ‘over ripen’ the fruit making and lose it’s varietal characters.

Fruit Source: 100 % Southern Highlands

Peak Drinking: Next 2 years

Awards

Bronze – 2006 Southern Highlands Wine Show & 2007 Kiama Regional Wine Show

3 Stars   Winestate Magazine May 2007 

Review: "A nice gamey style with a complex, developed nose and seamlessly balanced palate with good fruit.”