2020 Saep Moni Pinot Noir

VARIETAL: Pinot Noir
REGION: Basket Range, Adelaide Hills, SA
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic
WINEMAKER: Dave Gartelmann

Moni is a balancing point. Pinot vines at Basket Range, a 25 year old vineyard Dave worked three seasons to recover, old yet neglected, making a new start in life. The site sits at 400m above sea level at a NE aspect with a mix of clones. Tight clay loam over basket range sandstone. 2 picks 35%whole bunch, some extended maceration, barrelled in old French oak bottled in its 2nd spring.Tension – resolution. Bottled with minimal so2 and rested for 6 months before release.

Saep Wines is the Adelaide Hills-based project of longtime wine-grower Dave Gartelmann. Dave is a great farmer that embraces all things organic and biodynamic and the wines he makes have superbly detailed finesse coupled with inherent drinkability. Alongside his own winemaking project Dave grows fruit for winemakers such as Gentle Folk, Jauma, Brackenwood and Das Juice. He is deeply passionate about telling the story of terroir through his wines and his love for the Adelaide Hills streams through this release. All vineyards in Saep are organic, sustainable and respected with Dave using techniques such as grazing sheep over winter and compost addition to his approach.