Name: Two Tonne Est Pinot Noir 2020
SKU: 15928
Availability: OutOfStock

Description

Ricky Evans’ big break arrived in 2013 after securing two prized tonnes of Tamar Valley Pinot Noir. This was no small feat—kind yields alone allowed Evans to nudge his way into the tightly held region, which meant that his coup (from a pristine vineyard at Rosevears) was particularly notable. The resulting wine, which generated plenty of excitement throughout the land, launched a riveting new path for the young winemaker. The literal brand name, Two Tonne Tasmania, stuck and an intention was set: “small parcels, big love.”

Two Tonne Tasmania’s current stable includes: the flagship ‘Dog & Wolf’ Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, made with the best fruit available to Evans from a range of top parcels; a regional range called TMV, which uses fruit sourced mostly from various pockets of the Tamar landscape; and now Havilah, a fun-to-drink experimental range that moves away from the region’s famed varietals and champions creativity. Across each tier, Ricky is credits his considered work in the vineyards to his wines’ early and ongoing success. “The rest is nurturing,” he tells us. “We believe that with care and attention in the vineyard, and precise harvest decisions, we are most of the way to achieving our style.”

Looking to the future, the wines of Two Tonne Tasmania will continue to be raised from the fruit of his own leased vineyards, managed to enhance the singular site personality. But Ricky’s new aspiration lies in his own vineyard (planted in 2017) just east of the Tamar River on the family block at Swan Bay. He has also established a small winery there, in which he hopes to maintain a limited, 2,000-bottle-per-year production. Bring it on we say— even better is yet to come. Notes from Imbibo.

This is from Maclean Bay (Bicheno) and Blackwood Estate (Cranbook)—two sites, one above the Freycinet Peninsula and one below. There were a few different picks here, firstly out of Cranbrook—it’s warmer down there, hard dolerite soils with ironstone gravel sitting on top. Secondly, by a distance, Bicheno is directly influenced by the ocean and unprotected from the northerly breeze. This one takes a while, and is basically the last parcel through the gates each year. Simple winemaking plays here, mostly destemmed ferments with a couple of small proper bunchy ones for the spice on top.

RRP $43 Our Price $33.99 … Limited stock!