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William Downie 'Camp Hill' Pinot Noir 2024

William Downie 'Camp Hill' Pinot Noir 2024
William Downie 'Camp Hill' Pinot Noir 2024
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William Downie 'Camp Hill' Pinot Noir 2024

SKU: WDCH202410 UCAU
10-15 Years
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A wonderful example of Pinot Noir made by an undisputed Pinot master

This dry grown vineyard was planted in 1981 on old, red volcanic soils at 150m elevation.

The palate is rich and very finely structured. Extremely approachable for a young wine but with plenty of potential for ageing.

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William Downie 'Camp Hill' Pinot Noir 2024

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Tasting Notes

This site was planted in 1998 at 250m elevation and is considered the highest point between the Strzelecki and Great Dividing Ranges. The vineyard faces north with almost 360 degree views of Baw Baw Shire. Most of the vines are MV6 with a couple of rows of 115. The red volcanic soils have a little more rock than the Bull Swamp site and the wine is finer and more delicate as a result. This release is deeper and richer than previous vintages but is still very much Camp Hill in character. Aromas of wattle, boronia and bergamot as well as clove, chicory and sorrel. It is reminiscent of mountain air and damp forest. The palate is rich and powerful with great length and fine tannin. In spite of its weight and texture on the palate, aromatically it remains light and ethereal.
 

Vinification & Cultivation

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Vineyard Cultivation

William Downie is a leading Gippsland Pinot Noir specialist in Victoria. The Camp Hill vineyard was planted in 1998 at around 250 metres, on what is considered the highest point between the Strzelecki and Great Dividing Ranges, with almost 360-degree views over the Baw Baw Shire. The north-facing site is planted mostly to MV6 with a couple of rows of clone 115. Its red volcanic soils carry a little more rock than the nearby Bull Swamp, which tends to give a finer, more delicate wine. The 2024 release is deeper and richer than some past vintages while keeping the site's ethereal, light character.

Vinification

Consistent with Downie's whole-bunch, minimal-intervention method, hand-picked fruit was fermented with a substantial portion of whole clusters and wild yeast in open vessels, worked gently to protect aromatics and build fine, savoury tannin. After time on skins the wine was pressed and aged in French oak, mostly seasoned barrels, to preserve transparency to site. Despite its weight and texture on the palate, the finished Pinot Noir stays light and ethereal aromatically, with power, great length and fine tannin.

About this Wine

Victoria

The wine region of Victoria has the highest number of grape vines than any other state in Australia. It is home to over 600 wineries and well known regions such as Yarra valley, Heathcote, and Rutherglen. Victoria is situated in the southeastern corner of Australia where due to the location, the climate has a cool maritime influence and is known for their outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with producing Australia’s most famed dessert Muscat and Topaque wines.

There are a number of different terroir levels throughout the wine region of Victoria which leads to the production of different ranges of wines. In the southern region of Victoria, the vines are regulated by the cool winds of the Bass Strait. Central Victoria consists of mostly flat terrain that tends to be drier and warmer than the rest of Victoria, which results in more fruit concentrated wines. It may be surprising to note that Victoria is the third most productive wine region in Australia, seeing as it does not have as many areas suitable for viticulture, which has resulted in the cellar door culture of Victoria being concentrated with smaller, but more personal boutique wineries.

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