Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2019 has a nose of strawberries and red cherries with hints of preserved lemon. The palate is juicy and bright with red fruit characters. The second half is subtle dried herbs and leather. It has a medium weight palate with fine, graceful tannins. The wine was matured in seasoned French Oak for a period of 10 months prior to bottling The 2018 Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir is a blend of fruit from neighbouring vineyards and estate parcels. Stephen George has taken great interest in applying his winemaking approach to parcels from elsewhere within the Piccadilly Valley and seeing how the wines compare with those from the Ashton Hills Vineyard. The resulting blend benefits from varied fruit character and vineyard expression, while maintaining the fine tannin structure that is typical of the Ashton Hills style. The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Pinot Noir Country – Australia Region – Piccadilly Valley, South Australia Vintage – 2019 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 14%