Reserve Pinot Noir

Climate - Cool temperate Alcohol - 14.5% Cellaring - Drink now, will also reward cellaring

Pinot Noir has been a staple at Cassegrain Wines throughout our 40 years. When the opportunity arose to produce a Reserve Pinot Noir, due to its inherent versatility, we wanted to showcase a deeply complex style of Pinot Noir, as a contrast to our previous Pinot’s.

Each grape was sourced from a single block in Rylstone, encapsulating the purest expression of this vineyard’s terroir. This block always produces high quality fruit and has been our preferred block in this vineyard for Reserve wine. The 2019 vintage marked a high yielding and exceptionally high-quality crop, providing our best opportunity to produce our first Reserve Pinot Noir.

A portion of the juice was drained, leading to a higher concentration, with a complex tannin structure and flavour profile, whilst still maintaining characteristics Pinot Noir is known for. Fermentation took place in select 225L French oak barrels for 12 months.

This cool-climate Pinot Noir exhibits rich aromas of mocha and dark cherry, a hint of vanilla, medium-body, with a savoury finish and delicate tannins.

This is the first time we have had a Pinot Noir meet our strict criteria to be a Cassegrain Reserve, and we are incredibly excited to share it with you.

• RegionRylstone, New South Wales
• Vintage2019
• TypeRed Wine
• VarietyPinot Noir