We recently retasted the Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot 2010 and it has really come into its own. Winemaker Stephen Georges’ notes are always interesting reading – here’s what he said about this wine: “2010 was a dry, mild, disease-free vintage with Pinot Noir yielding around our average of 3 kilos per vine. In the winery we used all 18 of our clones (selections) for this wine, retained 10% whole berries and stalks, and then matured it in seasoned French oak barriques (200 litres) for a year before bottling in Feb 2011. While I was away the Piccadilly Valley Pinot 2010 pretty much recovered from the usual shock of bottling. The medium brick-red colour has darkened a little and the nose has increased in intensity with aromas of plum and cherry plus the all important savoury notes. In the mouth the silky entry leads to a medium- weighted, finely textured palate with flavours as above and then to a long and softly tannic finish, a characteristic that makes the Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2010 perfect with so many foods.”
