Oakridge Over The Shoulder Pinot Noir 2024 vav spotlights seventy-year-old Mondeuse vines clinging

spotlights seventy-year-old Mondeuse vines clinging to steep

Rita Hills make up the only valley that runs truly west-east in the entire West Coast of North America

etched acidity and finely detailed yet structural tannins

40 per cent Touriga Franca and 30 per cent Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) and raised in 80 per cent in French oak barrels of 225 litres and 20% in stainless steel vats

The abundant rainfall continued into March

Oakridge Over The Shoulder Pinot Noir 2024 vav spotlights seventy-year-old Mondeuse vines clingingIt is of a bright juicy Beaujo esque wine that is both easy to drink and refreshing at the same time. Dark bright red. Summer pudding nose cherry wild strawberry and red currants with the faintest hint of vanilla pod. Full flavoured with black cherry pomegranate plums and spice. It has depth and weight but also structured with sappy satiny tannins and a pleasant savoury texture.