Small Island Black Label Pinot Noir 2023

"Tasmanian-born James Broinowski completed his bachelor of viticulture and oenology at the University of Adelaide in 2013. He was faced with the same problem as many other young graduates wanting to strike out on their own: cash. While others in his predicament may have found the same solution, his was the first wine venture to successfully seek crowdfunding. The first year (’15) allowed him to purchase pinot noir from Glengarry in the north of the island, making 2100 bottles of pinot noir that won a gold medal at the Royal International Hobart Wine Show ’16; and 200 bottles of rosé that sold out in 4 days at the Taste of Tasmania Festival ’15. In ’16 he was able to buy pinot from the highly-rated Gala Estate on the east coast and back up the ’15 purchase from the Glengarry Vineyard with a ’16 purchase. It looks very much like a potential acorn to the oak story, for the quality of the wines is seriously good." - James Halliday