2021 Eastern Peake Block 1989 Pinot Noir

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Extremely limited Pinot Noir from the original 1989 plantings on the estate. Only one barrel made...

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As the name of this wine suggests, all of the fruit for this stunning wine from Owen Latta come from the original 1989 plantings of Pinot Noir on the estate.

The fruit was all destemmed into a large concrete fermenter, left to ferment with wild yeasts before being basket pressed and aged in a bunch of barriques. No adds other than a little hit of sulphur at bottling, as is the Latta way. It's a Pinot of depth and concentration; silky, bold yet bright.

He only made one barrel of this wine, meaning stocks are extremely limited. We recommend hopping in quick to secure a taste...

97 Points - "The colour is deep and bright with a strong purple rim and the bouquet is quite marked by char-oak and dark-berry/dark-cherry fruit aromas, bold and bright. The oak gives a distinct smoky, fivespice note throughout the wine, which has a lovely silky mouth-feel and a very long, sustained and seamless carry. Marvellous focus and precision in the mouth. Impressive depth and concentration. It just needs more time for the oak to mellow into the wine. So impressive!" - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

95 Points - "Elegance and grace. Poised and precise. Very good red wine from every angle, with fragrance, mineral qualities, judicious sense of seasoning of the fruit and mid-weight concentration that draws out long and spicy with each sip. Dark cherry, old spice cupboard, graphite, dried herbs, brambly berries. Delicious. And a sense of refreshment factor. What a beauty." - Mike Bennie (The Real Review)

This cuvée is sourced from the original 1989 plantings of Pinot Noir (MV6 & Morillon Clones). Only one barrel has been kept seperate, meaning there’s only a mere 22 dozen produced of this wine produced. We always keep each individual block seperate through fermentation & élevage. Harvested on the 6/4/21, all destemmed into one open concrete 3000L fermenter, indigenous yeasts, spontaneous fermentation via our indigenous yeast, pump overs twice daily, basket pressed 19/04/2021, transferred into 228L barriques of various coopers, topped monthly, sulphur added post malo in November, racked from barrels in late march 2022 no fining or filtering, bottled on 21/10/22. A small amount of sulphur post malo & pre bottling

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Ballarat
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Natural/Lo-Fi
Reviewed By The Wine Front
The Real Review
Critic Score 97
95
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
Closure DIAM Cork

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