2022 Entropy Willow Grove Vineyard Pinot Noir

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Brightly aromatic and savoury single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Gippsland region.

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A wonderful unadulterated expression of Pinot Noir here from new kid on the block, Ryan Ponsford.

The fruit in this wine all comes from the Willow Grove Vineyard, a beautiful site that Ryan has recently taken over. He's spent a lot of time nurturing the vineyard back to its full glory, sorting out the overgrowth of blackberry bushes and removing old, diseased vines. The effort he's put in has paid off in spades.

Here he lets the vineyard speak for itself. Highly aromatic thanks to a solid portion of whole bunches, it's a structured Pinot that shows its power with a sense of subtlety about it. One for the cellar for sure.

"Am I in the presence of greatness? Is Ryan Ponsford the next Bill Downie (his mentor)? Well, it seems he has the Midas touch."
- 95pts, Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

22yr old, north facing vines on red volcanic soil. own rooted and never irrigated. MV6 & 114 clone.

This vineyard site is beautiful but when I found it the vineyard itself was not. Overgrown with blackberries and vines dying back from trunk disease, It's been a fight to get it back into shape to say the least.

The fruit for this wine was destemmed into a tank on skins for a few weeks, gently punched down by hand every couple of days and pressed into three old puncheons for aging. Deeper and darker than last years. more rounded and fuller bodied. But bright with great acidity, all cherries and earth.

95 points - "Am I in the presence of greatness? Is Ryan Ponsford the next Bill Downie (his mentor)? Well, it seems he has the Midas touch. I gave this plenty of breathing space as it had recently been bottled and seemed closed down. It didn't take long for the flux capacitor to crank up. This is captivating and gentle, incorporating supple tannins with a light tug on the finish, lithe, refreshing and purity within. Floral, perfumed, a little spicy, a little slinky and a little bit special." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

Entropy

Ryan Ponsford started his wine adventure with a pivotal bottle of additive-free Pinot Noir made by cult wine figure Bill Downie.

Not long after, Ryan found himself in Bill's vineyard, pruning, plucking, tending the vines and taking notes from Bill and his farming partner Pat Sullivan.

It wasn't long before Ryan jumped in boots and all and started his own label made with the same philosophy as the wines of Pat and Bill. Now he's bought a patch of dirt in Gippsland and is putting vines in the ground.

His journey is just at the beginning, but the DNA of what Ryan is planning is well and truly on the right track. Watch this space, there is plenty more in store for the 2022 Young Gun of Wine!

Ryan Ponsford in the vineyard Entropy

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