Pooley Pinot Noir 2024

Variety: Pinot Noir
Country: Australia, Tasmania

Pinot Noir from Cooinda Vale Vineyard and select growers in the Coal River and Tamar Valleys was both machine-harvested and hand-picked, then 100 % destemmed. Fermented on skins with Grand Rouge yeast for up to two weeks, the beautifully ripe fruit making for a good extraction of colours, flavours and tannins. The wine was matured for 8 months in a mix of French oak barriques and puncheons from François Frères and Cavin.
13.5 % alc/vol; 3.61 pH; 6.0 g/L TA; 0 g/L RS.
Clones Pommard, ABEL, 2051, 115 and 114. Yield 4.7 t/ha.

‘Ripe strawberries and raspberries with subtle candied notes, rounded firm tannins dry the palate and add richness. Black pepper brings in a slight spice and harmonises with the sour cherry and Coal River Valley earthiness. Enjoy with lamb, eggplant or duck breast.’ Anna Pooley, Winemaker.

Pooley Wines has an historical property and two separate vineyards in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania. The Coal River Valley has developed a worldwide reputation, and is ideally suited, for the production of cool-climate wines such as Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. Members of the Pooley family have been actively involved in the business for three generations. Their longstanding passion and commitment to fine wine are your assurance of un-compromising quality.

Pooley Wines was established in 1985 when the late Denis and Margaret Pooley planted ten rows of Riesling and seven rows of Pinot Noir on their 16-hectare farm at Cooinda Vale in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania.

In 2003, John Pooley, son of Denis and Margaret, and his wife Libby bought Belmont Lodge, a heritage-listed Georgian home on the outskirts of Richmond. They have been lovingly renovating this second Pooley Wines Coal River Valley property, and planted vines on nearby Butchers Hill. In 2007 the first vintage of Pinot was produced from this steep vineyard site that overlooks the township of Richmond.