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PHILOSOPHY
The Lusatia Park ‘B’ Block Pinot Noir is one of the more aromatic Pinot Noir sites in the upper Yarra Valley. To preserve these aromatics, we are extremely careful in the way we extract colour and flavour from the skins. Lots of whole berry fermentation and minimum plunging and remontage helps us to achieve this.

VINIFICATION
Fruit is hand picked and destemmed to six tonne open fermenters. 15% whole bunches are included. Natural fermentation occurs and the cap receives the occasional plunge toward the end of fermentation. After 20 days on skins the wine is pressed, settled overnight and gravity filled to French casks (40% new) for 10 months. The wine is then racked by gravity and bottled in early February.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Clone               MV6                   pH    3.68
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Planted            1985                   TA     6.1
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Vine density     3500 per ha         RS    1.6
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VITICULTURE
Vines are cane pruned to 25 buds and shoot thinned in the early growth stages to 18-20 bunches per vine. Fruit is hand picked into small crates, then chilled to 10°C before being transported to the winery.

TASTING NOTE
Wild alluring aromatics with plumpness and delicacy. Elegant, minerally and fine.