2023 Cooinda Vale ‘Oronsay’ Pinot Noir
Crafted entirely from the Abel (gumboot) clone, hand harvested and sorted from block 9 at Cooinda Vale. The intense colour and the deep savoury notes that Abel is renowned for, highlighted by remarkable complexity. The elegance of Cooinda Vale, with its signature orange citrus aromas emerge beautifully due to gentle handling during winemaking.
- Volume:
- 750mls
- Alcohol:
- 12.5%
- pH:
3.63
- Standard Drinks
- 7.4
- Acidity:
5.8 g/L
- Maturation
11 months in Cavin and St Martin French Oak, 50% new
- Closure
- ScrewCap
The 2023 growing season started with budburst in September and continued with flowering in November. 2023 vintage experienced a lot of wind and rain during flowering which made for very challenging conditions. Between October and December there was 230mm of rainfall on each of our vineyards. This resulted in poor fruit set, and reduction in our overall yields. Late December saw the rain ease leading away from the La Nina weather pattern and towards the warmer El Nino period. With a milder summer and no extreme heat we saw a steady and slow development of flavour, acid, sugar and tannins, bringing some amazing quality wines.
Cooinda Vale Vineyard was established in 1985 by Pooley’s founders, Margaret and Dennis Pooley. Sitting between 80-100m above sea level, the vineyard is tucked away in a nook of hills North of Campania making it much more protected from prevailing weather conditions. Being more continental it also experiences greater extremes in temperatures bringing more frequent frosts, snow and heat waves. The iron lacking grey brown sandy loam over clay subsoils at this site tend to bring a moderate level of struggle to the vines by restricting deep root growth and water accessibility but in turn creates a wine that is more delicate and finer.
Fruit was handpicked at 12.2 Baume, with 20% of the fruit destemmed and 80% whole bunches included in the ferment. The wine was fermented with XR Grand Rouge yeast and spent two weeks on skins before being pressed to French oak barriques. The wine was matured for 11 months in Cavin and St Martin barriques, 50% of the oak was new.
Crafted entirely from the Abel (gumboot) clone, hand harvested and sorted from block 9 at Cooinda Vale. The intense colour and the deep savoury notes that Abel is renowned for, highlighted by remarkable complexity. The elegance of Cooinda Vale, with its signature orange citrus aromas emerge beautifully due to gentle handling during winemaking.
