Caroline's Pinot Noir 2021

1 Bottle of Clos Ostler Caroline's Pinot Noir 2021
 
The sun in the summer of 2020-2021 gave our vines great energy, with only a little rain fall and westerly winds. The autumn ripened perfectly concentrated petits grains a little earlier than usual in early April. Hand-picked by clone & destemmed to open topped fermenters, hand pigeage for 3 weeks primary fermentation then pressed to 20% new Burgundian barrels for 15 months elevage.
 
The wine has a satisfyingly saturated full ruby/purple colour. Generously proportioned with black fruit, Damson plum & Bing cherry at the core, seasoned with perfumed clove, anise & black pepper top notes all underpinned by a lovely savoury maritime character to give the wine intrigue. The oak is fine, fresh and subtly toasty that integrates beautifully into the bouquet. In the mouth the wine is deceptively full bodied, showing density & concentration of those beautiful fruits & spices that then lie back into a structural framework of fine, supple tannins & lacy acidity which flow through the wine; a graceful line running long and poised.
 
After a year in bottle this wine is beautifully integrated, the concentrated ripeness sitting in a well- proportioned frame. It is a classic Caroline’s and a very worthy successor to the 2020 showing the distinct signature of both the terroir and the region.