Giaconda Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Giaconda Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018 vintage is a blood red and magenta dye colour. The wine hints at both black and red fruits with spicy notes, a fragrant oak lift, all balanced by blood plums and roasted beetroot. The palate is simply seductive, elegant, spicy, round, and all so powerful. Fruit stands on the front edge of the palate with tannins presenting discretely in the background. A wine that is truly complete. Nevertheless patience will be rewarded as this wine transforms from youthful exuberance into a sublime, sophisticated expression of site and maker. This wine continues the phoenix like resurgence of pinot noir here at Giaconda – new clones, new plantings and greater understanding of how to coax the very best out of this delightful and beguiling variety. Giaconda vineyard was established by Rick Kinzbrunner, a mechanical engineer who became interested in wine in the early 1970’s. Rick then spent the next ten years working in the industry, travelling and following his passion for wine. After a brief stint in New Zealand, he studied at Davis University in California and worked at some of the most respected wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys (namely Stag’s Leap, Simi and Matanzas Creek). In Europe he worked for the Moueix group in Bordeaux, co-owner of the fabled Chateau Petrus. The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Pinot Noir Country – Australia Region – Beechworth, Victoria Vintage – 2018 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 13.5%