2023 Waverley Vineyard Pinot Noir

Waverley is situated just to the east of Launceston, with a little bit of elevation, it is more influenced by the surrounding mountains, rather than the Tamar River.
This vineyard was planted in 2005, and we have farmed out ourselves since 2015. At the time, the owner had stepped away, and the vineyard was derelict. Naively, I went and knocked on the door of the owner, convincing him to let me take it on. 

A super low yielding site, there is three clones here, Dijon 114 & 115 and an unknown late ripening one with high acidity. Such a small parcel we pick the 114 & 115 together, leaving behind 6 rows of the mystery pinot for another week or so. The former of the picks sees a good portion of whole bunch, whilst the latter is all destemmed. The final blend is around 30% inclusion, 11 months in french oak, mostly second & third fill.