Holm Oak Pinot Noir 2024

The Holm Oak Pinot Noir is a generous wine. Ruby red in colour with prominent aromas of dark cherry, red berries and a hint of sweet spice. Soft and inviting from the first sip, then opening to a peacock’s tail of red stone fruit, strawberries and fresh mushrooms on a textured framework of satin tannins, restrained toasted oak and light savoury notes. This is balanced with lingering acidity, resulting in a satisfying, long finish.

A long cool growing season resulted in fruit with beautiful acid and tannins structure and perfumed aromatics. Several clones of Pinot Noir from many blocks on our Estate vineyard were picked over a two-week period. All batches were destemmed and were wild fermented in small open top fermenters. Ferments were hand plunged up to 4 times a day and then pressed to oak upon dryness. The wine underwent MLF in barrel and was then racked back to barrel for further maturation. 25% new French oak was used (the remainder 4 year old barrels) and the wine was matured in these barrels for 10 months.

Holm Oak is a labour of love for winemaker Bec Duffy and her husband Tim Duffy, viticulturalist. Since 2006 they have followed their dream of crafting delicious expressions of cool-climate Tasmanian wines.

One of Bec and Tim’s shared passions is to create things. They simply love to craft treasures from Mother Nature’s wonderland. They are creative winemakers, pushing boundaries and trying new techniques, but always remaining true to Tasmania’s highly regarded winemaking reputation.

Their complementary skills drive their vision to produce delicious wines that reflect their home, Tasmania’s pristine Tamar Valley, and their own personalities – honest, down to earth, genuine and authentic.

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