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2020 Needle's Eye Pinot Noir
Biogro Sam Kim - 95 points James Suckling - 95 Points

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An artist's wine - soft but powerful. Concentrated dark fruits, blackberries, dark cherries, cooked strawberries with pretty tannins, with a polished finish - to be savoured all evening.

The Needle's Eye continues to capture our season of Pinot Noir, including fruit hand-picked across all Pinot Noir blocks and clones of our vineyard.

  • Bottles produced 3203
  • Alc / Vol 14.0
  • Volume 750ml
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  • Sam Kim

    "Beautifully poised and inviting, the wine shows sweet cherry, floral, olive, game, and toasted almond characters. The palate displays excellent weight and beautifully rounded mouthfeel, splendidly supported by layers of polished tannins, making it sturdy yet plush and lingering. At its best now to 2034.""

    Sam Kim – 95 points

    • Winemaking

    The 2020 Needle’s Eye is a representation of all clones and soil profiles on the vineyard taken from the all 5 pinot blocks. The elevated blocks lie on undisturbed clay soils overlying greywacke parent rock, while lower blocks are planted on wind-deposited, loess soils. Vine age approx 18 years.

    2020 was the first certified organic (Biogro 5732) vintage, with the vineyard under biodynamic practices since 2017.

    Under natural cork, the wine continues to age well and is ready to serve or cellar.

    Soil

    Elevated blocks of clay loam, and loess soil on lower slopes. Predominantly north facing.

    Viticulture

    Organic certified, farmed using biodynamic practice. Clones include 667, 777, UCD5, UCD6, 114, 115, Abel, AM 10/5, 943 and 828.

    Harvest

    Hand-picked from 18th March - 9th April. An average of 5.4 tons per hectare yield.

    Vinification

    100% wild fermentation. 7% whole bunch. 14-25 days on skins. No additives other than sulphites.

    Maturation

    12 months in old french oak. No new oak.

  • Jeremy Hyland

    Jeremy Hyland

    Vigneron
  • Hätsch Kalberer

    Hätsch Kalberer

    Winemaker
    • View the 2020 vintage notes