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2016 Needle's Eye Pinot Noir
Sam Kim - 96 points Cam Douglas - 95 Points

  • The Wrekin 2016 Needle's Eye Pinot Noir
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Appealing and expressive on the nose.

Dried strawberries and crimson plums, developing some more savoury layers of spices and cedar wood. With long yet velvety tannins, this wine shows both integrity and complexity.

  • Bottles produced 3786
  • Alc / Vol 13.3%
  • Volume 750ml
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  • James Suckling

    "Attractive, juicy fruit with finesse and focus on the nose and palate. Strawberries and flowers. Medium body, crisp acidity and a delicious finish. Drink now.""

    James Suckling
  • Sam Kim

    "It’s gorgeously expressed on the nose, showing dark berry, dried mushroom, thyme, and warm spice aromas, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate offering velvety texture, backed by fine-grained tannins, finishing impressively long and savoury. It’s weighty and plump with elegance and finesse. At its best now to 2030.""

    Sam Kim – 96 points

    • Winemaking

    The 2016 Needle’s Eye is a representation of all clones and soil profiles on the vineyard taken from the original 3 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 is approx 14 years.

    While the 2016 is not organic certified, the vineyard had been farmed organically since 2012. It was a great vintage due to warm, dry and consistent conditions.

    Soil

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

    Viticulture

    No pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides or inorganic fertiliser used. Clones include 667, 777, UCD5, UCD6, 114, 115, Abel, AM 10/5.

    Harvest

    Hand-picked over a 3 week period.

    Vinification

    100% wild fermentation. 5% whole bunch. 14-16 days on skins. No additives other than sulphites.

    Maturation

    8 months in french oak. 35% new oak.

  • Jeremy Hyland

    Jeremy Hyland

    Viticulturalist
  • Rowan Langdon

    Rowan Langdon

    Winemaker
    • View the 2016 vintage notes