Sinapius Close Planted Pinot Noir 2024

Pipers River & Pipers Brook

Sinapius

Deep red in the glass, a step up from the previous vintage in both intensity and depth, the aromatics feel grounded. Ripe red plums and dark red berries sit at the core, threaded with a quiet whiff of whole bunch that adds subtle spice. Earth and undergrowth seep through, while the ferrosol soils speak clearly, bringing that iron-rich, red earth drive that comes when the vineyard is working hard.

The palate is dense and compact, yet so precise. Smoked red meats, dried herbs brushed lightly across the fruit, and a fine graphite line shape the wine, while super fine, tensile tannins flow beautifully across the palate. There’s complexity, but in an effortless way — a wine shaped more by site and season than by hand. Complete and composed, with an intensity this is a true expression of the vineyard in 2024. Just superb.

Pairs well with salmon, duck, or mushroom dishes, matching the wine's balance and depth.

The 2024 had a quiet authority, with above-average temperatures and drier growing conditions. Our earliest harvest on record saw fruit picked on the 6th, 7th and 13th of March. Sourced from our two close-planted Pinot Noir blocks, The Enclave and La Clairière, the vines carried exceptionally small crops — just 0.5kg per vine — which is phenomenal, even by our standards. Close planted, dry grown, and low yielding, the wine reflects this restraint naturally.

85% de-stemmed, 15% whole bunch, wild fermented for 15-17 days before pressing. Matured in a combination of French oak barriques and puncheons, 20% new. The wines remains in oak on fine lees for 12 months where is undergoes natural malolactic fermentation in spring. The wine is blended to tank after 12 months, then given a further 6 months to integrate and clarify naturally prior to bottling.