Swiftsure Bannockburn Pinot Noir(2023)
Pinot Noir
Swiftsure Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2023 has a compelling aromatic with incredible fruit lift and savouriness, dark berry fruits and complex herbal notes with lift from the stem inclusion and the subtle green smoke influence of Acacia wood. The palate shows excellent density; it is linear with a firm tannin structure and tremendous length. There is true complexity which will become subtly more apparent with each passing year, a wine designed for the long haul.
Brought to life by the winemaking team from
Man O’ War, this beautifully crafted wine shows the quality of a great vineyard site with the intent to create a wine of intrigue and longevity.
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VIntage
A slightly warmer than average growing season with no weather pressure leading into harvest. A dream vintage in terms of quality.
Vineyards and Winemaking
Established across gentle north-facing slopes on a natural river terrace, our Bannockburn vineyard is planted
exclusively in Pinot Noir.
All our fruit is handpicked and the 4 clones in the main block destemmed separately with 15% whole bunches
added to the ferment. The regrafts and the Big Block UCD5 were separate whole bunch components giving the wine a total of 35% whole cluster. All ferments are wild.
Once pressed the wine is aged in puncheon in separate batches for 15 months, with a natural malolactic fermentation and a further 3 months of aging in tank prior to bottling.
Reviews and Accolades
Bob Campbell MW - 95 pts (2022 Vintage)
Aromatic Pinot Noir with floral/red rose/violet, cherry, red-fleshed plum, wild thyme and raspberry flavours. Purity and restrained power with an impressively lengthy finish. Deliciously accessible wine with obvious cellaring potential.
Cam Douglas MS - 95pts (2022 Vintage)
Distinctive, complex and enticing bouquet of ripe dark-skinned cherry and baked raspberry, there’s a classic savoury cool climate scents, layers of barrel spice wood smoke and wild thyme.
Michael Cooper - 5 Stars (2022 Vintage)
The very ageworthy, debut 2022 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard, estate-grown red, matured in French oak puncheons (18 per cent new). Ruby hued, it is mouthfilling and smooth, with concentrated, ripe, cherryish, nutty flavours. Complex and savoury, with balanced acidity and good tannin backbone, it's well worth cellaring to 2026
