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Picardy Tête De Cuvée Pemberton Pinot Noir

Made from 10 different clones (mostly the newer Dijon clones imported from Burgundy) and sourced mainly from a 0.1ha block planted to a density of 10,000 vines per hectare, the Pinot Noir Tête De Cuvée is Picardy's flagship wine and what a beauty it is.

In the winery, 30% whole bunches are used to give the wine both structure and complexity and the wine is matured in a judicious combination of new to four-year-old barriques for 10 months. Released a year after the Pinot of the same year, this is full of dark fruits, spice and the sort of tannin and structure you see in top-flight Burgundy. Decant this now or enjoy watching this unfurl over at least the next 7-10 years.

Region Pemberton

John Gladstones, an influential agricultural scientist who played a key role in vineyard establishment in Western Australia, recommended Pemberton as a viable grape region in 1977, leading to the first experimental plantings. However it was not until 1982 that the first commercial vineyards were established. Pemberton is found southeast of Margaret River in the lower south-western portion of Western Australia. The region enjoys a maritime climate with most vineyards anchored on gravelly sand and loam, at an altitude up to 200 metres above sea level. Pemberton is a region dotted with small family run boutique wineries, however 85% of the region is still bushland, forested with local karri trees. Chardonnay is one of Pemberton’s most successful varieties often made in a full-bodied generous style although Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon also thrive in the region.