Josef Chromy Pinot Noir 2022

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$45.00

The flagship Chromy Pinot steps up with more complexity and ambition. Lifted aromatics of sweet spice and toasty oak weave through plum, cherry, raspberry, and cranberry, with bramble, leather, and earthy undertones adding depth. The palate is concentrated and juicy with red fruit, smoked meat, dark chocolate mousse and fine tannins for long, satisfying finish. A serious wine from a serious producer. Pair with duck confit, venison, or aged hard cheese. Drink now through 2030.

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Josef Chromy Pinot Noir 2022

Josef Chromy Pinot Noir 2022

$45.00

$45.00

Product specifications

Wine Maker

Yael Sandler

Year

2022

Region

Tamar Valley

Vineyard

Josef Chromy

Aroma

Sweet spice, toasty oak, red fruit (plum, cherry, raspberry, cranberry), with earthy and bramble undertones.

Palette

Juicy red fruit, smoked meat, and dark chocolate mousse, with fine tannins and spice. Long and elegant, with lingering spice and fruit.

Pairings

This is a more structured, complex Pinot Noir with greater tannin extraction, oak influence, and aromatic depth from techniques like whole bunch fermentation and extended barrel aging, so it calls for richer fare such as roasted duck, herb-crusted lamb, or braised beef short ribs. It also pairs wonderfully with earthy dishes like mushroom-stuffed pasta or wild game, and its 25% new French oak component complements aged, nutty cheeses like Gruyère or aged Gouda.

Wine Making

Each parcel of fruit is hand picked at optimal conditions and placed in open top fermenters with varying degrees of whole bunch or destemmed whole berries. The fruit is cooled down and allowed to cold soak in tank in order to extract colour and aroma compounds prior to the onset of fermentation. Some ferments are allowed to begin naturally and some are inoculated with cultured yeast. Regular pump overs during fermentation takes place to optimise extraction of aromas, flavours and tannins. Post fermentation the wines are pressed to tank and allowed to settle before being racked off into French oak barrels of which about 25% are new each year. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrels with regular monitoring and tasting to evaluate each parcel’s attributes. After an aging period in oak of about 8 months, the wine is taken out of barrels and the final blend is created. Bottled February 2023.

Meet the owners

Josef Chromy's story is one of the most remarkable in Australian wine. He fled Czechoslovakia in 1950 as a penniless 19-year-old, eventually settling in Tasmania and building a butchery empire before turning to wine in his sixties. After developing and selling brands including Jansz, Heemskerk and Tamar Ridge, Josef launched his namesake winery in 2007, aged 76, at the Relbia property just south of Launceston. In just four years the estate picked up 14 trophies and 170 medals, and the 2011 Chardonnay was named Best Chardonnay in the World at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Josef passed the business on in 2022, but the estate continues producing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and sparkling wine true to his cool climate philosophy.

Josef Chromy & Kellie Graham — Josef Chromy

Tamar Valley

About the region

The Tamar Valley is Tasmania's oldest wine region, stretching from Launceston to the Bass Strait in the state's north. Its cool maritime climate and iron-rich soils create ideal growing conditions, and the numbers speak for themselves, home to over 30 family-owned wineries, the Tamar Valley accounts for more than a third of Tasmania's total wine production. Viticulture here goes back a long way too, with the first commercial vineyard established in the mid-1800s at Windermere, its cuttings even helping establish some of South Australia's earliest vineyards. Today, the Tamar Valley is celebrated for its Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and sparkling wines, each one reflecting the region's exceptional terroir and winemaking heritage.

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