Chatto Bird Pinot Noir 2021

Chatto Bird Pipers River Pinot Noir

Region: Pipers River, Tasmania, Australia

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 14%

This wine has a complex nose with plum, dark and red cherry aromas, and hints of dried rose petals. On the palate it shows elegant flavours of red fruits and mineral notes underlined by a refreshing acidity and well balanced tannins.

Located in the heart of the Pipers River Region. Bird Vineyard was planted in 1998 with Pinot Noir clone 114. Soils here are sandy loam and the vineyard sits on a gentle north facing aspect. Trellising is VSP with double guyot.

Jim Chatto makes some of the finest Pinot Noir in Tasmania, quite a statement given the calibre of winemaking on the island. Jim ended up in Tasmania by chance. In 1998, after studying at Charles Sturt University, his first winemaking job was at Rosevears Estate in the Tamar Valley in Tasmania. The stint was short-lived, as he moved to the Hunter Valley in 2000 to become head winemaker of McWilliams, which included making the acclaimed Mount Pleasant wines. As a result, Jim became only the fourth winemaker at Mount Pleasant since the legendary Maurice O’Shea founded the estate in 1921. Yet during his time in Tasmania, Jim met and married Daisy. Together they acquired a vineyard in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, which Jim started planting with Pinot Noir in 2007.

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