• Lappel RDJ Pinot Noir with simple all black label and bold white writting
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L'appel 'RDJ' Pinot Noir 2024

L'appel 'RDJ' Pinot Noir 2024

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The RDJ is L'appel's more structured, serious release and it shows. Rich blackberry and bright cranberry on the nose, with smooth, lasting tannins on the palate. Well-structured and elegant, with real depth that highlights the Coal River Valley's distinctive character. A wine that rewards patience as much as it rewards opening now. Pair with duck, venison, or aged hard cheese. Drink now through 2031.

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Tasting Notes

This RDJ has all the Coal River qualities but with even more depth and drive than a lot of wines coming out of the region. That means blackberries on the palate alongside a cranberry-laced acidity and an almost raspy tannin that’s long and fine.

Winemaking

From a single site in the Coal valley set on black cracking-clay soils - 25% whole bunch Pinot Noir - wild ferment with gentle daily pigeage - basket pressed to old oak barriques for 10 months elevage - minimal sulphur addition at bottling - 1500 bottles produced

About the Vineyard

L’appel wines is the wine project of emerging Tasmanian vignerons Bart Johnston & Jess Nuel
Currently sourcing fruit from highly regarded plots in the Tamar Valley, Huon Valley, Coal Valley and East Coast -regional expression is at the core of the L’appel wines suite.
Having carried out winemaking stints with reputable producers in North America, it was the Pinot Noirs of the Willamette Valley (Oregon) that were the catalyst for a deep dive into Pinot Noir.
Fascination with site, the microclimate and its influence on style led Bart to an invaluable period with Quealy Wines on the Mornington Peninsula. One pandemic later, a few degrees South and Tasmania is where the vignerons now call home.
In the cellar, the winemaking is light-handed with the winemaker adjusting the methods of vinification to suit the nuances of any given vintage. The wines are wild fermented, unfiltered and elevage is carried out in a mix of 5+ year old barriques. In more recent vintages the Pinot Noirs have included a larger proportion of whole-bunch, bringing freshness and structure to the wines.
These are wines made with passion, purpose and an obedience of simplicity at its heart - welcome to L’appel.

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Coal River Valley

Just a short drive from Hobart, the Coal River Valley is one of Tasmania’s most renowned wine regions. Tucked into the picturesque valleys surrounding the historic town of Richmond, this region enjoys an ideal climate for viticulture.

The combination of low rainfall, abundant sunshine, and cooling breezes from the nearby Tasman Sea create the perfect conditions for producing distinctive and elegant wines.

Known for exceptional Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, Rieslings, and Sauvignon Blancs, the Coal River Valley offers wines with a unique balance of freshness and complexity, a true reflection of Tasmania’s premium cool-climate wine heritage.