Dalrymple Vineyards
Single Site Swansea Pinot Noir 2022

Dalrymple Vineyards
Single Site Swansea Pinot Noir 2022

As views go, the Swansea vineyard has a cracker. The 22-year-old vines look out over Great Oyster Bay on Tasmania’s east coast. It’s a spot that suits them. The result is a veritable rich Christmas cake of flavours; all concentrated spice and lashings of nice. Slightly lower acidity delivers a Pinot Noir that’s like a gentle, comforting hug. It’s rich, ripe, plush and rewarding to drink as a young wine.
Item No. DALSPN226-BT
5 out of 5 Customer Rating
750mL Bottle
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As views go, the Swansea vineyard has a cracker. The 22-year-old vines look out over Great Oyster Bay on Tasmania’s east coast. It’s a spot that suits them. The result is a veritable rich Christmas cake of flavours; all concentrated spice and lashings of nice. Slightly lower acidity delivers a Pinot Noir that’s like a gentle, comforting hug. It’s rich, ripe, plush and rewarding to drink as a young wine.

The Details

Tasting Note Savoury notes with cocoa, rosemary and oak spice aromas overlay a core of tamarillo and ironstone. The palate is classic Swansea; soft, plush yet glossy tannins seamlessly in tune with natural, fine acidity. Ripe raspberry and cherry give richness to the mid-palate while underlying Christmas cake spice is very appealing with a long finish.
Best Enjoyed With Red cabbage braised in a medley of blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry served with barbeque venison steaks and redcurrant jelly. Layered beetroot, sweet potato, chard and celeriac pastie slice served with spiced tomato sauce.
Treatment The fruit was hand-picked with a small percentage of bunches placed into open top fermenters, the balance added after being destemmed. Fermentation commenced and concluded ten days later with gentle plunging. The wine was pressed before being racked to French oak barriques (33% new), and underwent malolactic fermentation during its 10 months in barrel.
Vintage 2022
Varietal Pinot Noir
Region Tasmania
Alcohol by Volume 13.5%
Winemaker Peter Caldwell
Cellaring Recommendations With careful aging the 2022 Swansea will develop well over the next 3-6 years.
Pack Size Options 1 , 6

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This Swansea pinot noir is sourced from a vineyard overlooking Great Oyster Bay on Tasmania’s east coast. Red fruit tones here. Red cherry, some raspberry coulis and tamarillo with wood spice, fruitcake, dried meats, amaro, cola, pastis and purple floral tones. There's space and an airiness to the palate, with a briny, maritime acid beat, sapid and savoury, with a graceful, saline, red-fruited draw on the lipsmacking finish
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