2023 Pinot Noir/Gamay Braidwood

A$32.00

This wine was passionately grown from our small 1 hectare vineyard in Braidwood. A tough season with very cool temperatures and competition from very hungry birds.

A delicate wine with bright cherry and strawberry notes, herbaceous, structured tannin and a hint of oak.

Pair me with a plate of jamon, hard cheese and fresh strawberries.

Vintage: 2023 

Region: Braidwood.

Vineyard: Charley’s Forrest

Variety: Variety 80% Pinot Noir 20% Gamay

Alcohol: 11.5%

Production: 38 dozen

Vinification: Mixture of whole bunch 30 % and crushed grapes went through carbonic maceration for 1 week using dry ice, it then went through a wild ferment. Matured in 1 and 2 year old oak barriques for 10 months prior to bottling.

AWARDS AND REVIEWS

A rare drop enjoyed by the independent wine reviewers, grab it before it disappears.

Winelines (Gilbert Labour) Silver

Ozwinereview (Andrew Graham) Silver

This wine was passionately grown from our small 1 hectare vineyard in Braidwood. A tough season with very cool temperatures and competition from very hungry birds.

A delicate wine with bright cherry and strawberry notes, herbaceous, structured tannin and a hint of oak.

Pair me with a plate of jamon, hard cheese and fresh strawberries.

Vintage: 2023 

Region: Braidwood.

Vineyard: Charley’s Forrest

Variety: Variety 80% Pinot Noir 20% Gamay

Alcohol: 11.5%

Production: 38 dozen

Vinification: Mixture of whole bunch 30 % and crushed grapes went through carbonic maceration for 1 week using dry ice, it then went through a wild ferment. Matured in 1 and 2 year old oak barriques for 10 months prior to bottling.

AWARDS AND REVIEWS

A rare drop enjoyed by the independent wine reviewers, grab it before it disappears.

Winelines (Gilbert Labour) Silver

Ozwinereview (Andrew Graham) Silver

What The Reviewers Are Saying

Winelines (Gilbert Labour) Silver

“This light to mid-bodied wine initially delivers a blast of Gamay (20%) characteristics displaying lively raspberry / cherry aromas and flavours with floral overtones. The Pinot Noir component then unfurls a supporting mouthfeel of peppery leather, grippy cool-climate acid and fine tannins. This blend from the Sapling Yard team is a fragrant, lively and refreshing wine ideally suited to the current warm weather. We enjoyed ours, slightly chilled with a smoked ham & asparagus quiche.”

Ozwinereview (Andrew Graham) Silver 

“A lovely Passetoutgrains take from the Sapling Yard Braidwood Vineyard. A bit of woody hedgerow and black stemmy elements, very light cherry and raspberry fruit. A little funk, shedloads of acidity, the mode is fresh and frisky, light spiced red. Perhaps a bit too light and bony, but super refreshing and not without herbal persistence.”