2022 Good Intentions Single Vineyard Boxers Vineyard Pinot Noir
WINEMAKER: Andrew Burchell
REGION: Mount Gambier, SA
VARIETAL: Pinot Noir
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic
"Premium select barrels from 'Boxer's vineyard' This wine sees the last production from this site after new owners ripped the vines out this year. This wine is produced from our organically farmed pinot vineyard. Late harvesting (mid April) helps to ripen the fruit. Whole berry fermentation which undertakes extremely gently handling results in in a juicy yet elegant fruit forward style of pinot. Grown on Mount Gambier/ Berrin’s heavy volcanic ash soils. The volcanic and Limestone soils below bring natural acidity with soft and plush tannins. Grown, produced and bottled all by us in our winery in Mount Gambier/Berrin. This pinot noir is in a league of its own showcasing true pinot characteristics alongside Mount Gambier's unique terroir."
Mount Gambier is a truly unique wine region to Australia. A young volcano by the sea, it juxtaposes cool climate limestone slopes with oceanic moderation. Andrew's property is located on the south side of one of the volcano. Erupting less than 6000 years ago it is filled with water that changes colour with the seasons. Arising from an ancient inland sea made into limestone and now receiving water from underground caves added with our generous rainfall all contributes to the abundance of water stored in underground limestone caves with pockets of flint rock spread below the nearby soils. The limestone filters the water naturally and the result is a pure water thriving with minerality. All this helps make for incredible soil complexity and their cool climate makes for perfect growing conditions and in turn beautiful, elegant and totally unique wines like no other.