Ashton Hills, Blanc de Noirs, Piccadilly Valley, 2011
100% Pinot Noir from the famed estate's own grapes, from a very cool vintage perfect for sparkling wine production. Enticingly yeasty nose, showing development. Beautifully ready: soft red fruit, but with some structure, bready and savoury.... Read More
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ColourWhite
StyleSparkling
RegionAdelaide Hills
GrowerAshton Hills
Grape VarietyPinot Noir
Vintage2011
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeASH811
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir Origins Ancient vine, perhaps 2,000 years old Distant origins in France - first documented mention in France in 1375 Characteristics Finicky grape: notoriously difficult to grow (which is partly why it is hugely intriguing to New World winemakers) Likes well-drained, preferably calcareous, soils Problems:...
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Ashton Hills, Blanc de Noirs, Piccadilly Valley, 2011
100% Pinot Noir from the famed estate's own grapes, from a very cool vintage perfect for sparkling wine production. Enticingly yeasty nose, showing development. Beautifully ready: soft red fruit, but with some structure, bready and savoury. Could be drunk with rich food as much as an aperitif. Now-2022
In 1982 Stephen George began planting Pinot on a south-facing site at 570m. in the Adelaide Hills - which he perceived to be one of the coolest and wettest in the state. It was then, and remains today, just a 3 hectare plot. The top Austrailian wine critic James Halliday described the Ashton Hills vineyard and Stephen's efforts thus: "the most distinguished site in South Australia for Pinot Noir. Stephen's unremitting attention to detail has made Ashton Hills the one Grand Cru of the state."
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