Hand harvested, fermented in open top fermenters, matured in Burgundian coopered French oak. Ripe red berry fruits, spicey undertones. Taut structure with a generous mouthfeel resulting from gentle handling and time on lees. Will reward careful cellaring for up to 10 years.

The 2010 vintage delivery extremely low crops across Tasmania, which had two significant outcomes for our Delamere Pinot Noir - the fruit from our site was riper and denser than we have ever seen before, and the volumes were so low that it necessitated buying in a small portion of off-site material. We have chosen this material with great care, to ensure that the characters compliment rather than compete with the elements we consider central to the Delamere style, in particular the trade mark spice and firm savour structure.

Showing a garnet colour in the glass, at the time of writing these notes the first wif of this wine presents sour cherries. This blows off to reveal rich cherry fruits with sweet spices of cinnamon and star anise, and even some chocolate undertones. The power on the palate is already evident with the ripe sweet cherry flavours and again plenty of spicy complexity. The ripe sweetness is reined in by the long, firm tannins, which provide savour balance in the wine and delicious length.

This wine will be a delightful match to medium and full flavours poultry and game dishes at your dinner table. Definitely a wine that will reward careful cellaring for a couple of years, and if you're drinking it now we recommend decanting.