In Dreams Pinot Noir 2024

What is mostly whole berries with a small proportion of whole bunch 5% goes into open top fermenters for 12 days. Matured in 15% new French oak. This vintage is revealing some glossy red cherries, lingonberries and some goji fruit. Some brown spices of nutmeg and cocoa powder. What feels to be a core of red fruit is nicely complemented by warm red earth and autumnal cooking spice. This is well integrated with a slew of fresh acidity and most very sultry and fine tannins that slip down the side of the palate. As equally pretty as the previous vintage but in shades and hues of ruby watercolour tones. This is drinking beautifully now. Perhaps with savoury notes of corn beef and white sauce.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

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