Pinot noir Estate 2022

Wine district:

Wine-growing country Primorje, Vipavska dolina

Vintage:

2022

Variety:

100 % Pinot noir

Wineyard:

Tilia estate:
Potoče (0.8 ha, altitude 120 m a.s.l.), 5400 vines/ha, plant age 22 years,
Pliska (1 ha, altitude 170 m a.s.l.), 6000 vines/ha, plant age 13 years,
single guyot training system.

Soil:

marl, clay

Wine Yield:

40 hL/ha

Harvesting:

hand-picked

Bottling:

December 2024

Production:

4500 bottles / 375 cases

Alcohol:

13.5 vol. %

Sugar:

0.2 g/L

Acid:

5.61 g/L

PH:

3.37

Recomended serving temperature

15-17°C

Wine Technology:

All the vines are very low yielded. Grapes are rich, very well matured, part of yield already slightly dried out.
Before maceration a part of the must is taken away to concentrate colour and tannins. 10 – 12 days of maceration in stainless steel tank. The wine is aged for 16 months in Slavonian and French Louis Latour oak barrique barrels. Controlled malolactic fermentation and 6 months of active batonaging.

Wine Description:

Excitingly robust. Elegant after 3 – 5 years.
Matured, typical of longer maturation. Red wine of matured aromas of ripe forest fruit, dry plums and jam. Smoky and with hits of soil on the palate and nose.
The wine is matured, drinkable now but also suitable for some aging 6 – 10 years.

Food and Wine

Because of its richness recommended to all kinds of red meat, venison and spicy dishes.

Weather Characteristics of Vintages:

The word dry probably best describes this vintage. What’s more, next to 2003, the vintage will go down as the driest in the winery’s history so far. Until the beginning of the harvest on October 17 (harvest of sparkling wine), there was only a third of the usual amount of precipitation (less than 300 l). The relatively late start of vegetation in April was followed by four extremely dry months with almost no precipitation. The need for spraying and protecting the vineyards was minimal, with the lowest pesticide consumption to date. The dry period during the growing season showed how important the winegrower’s experience and knowledge are. Only vineyards with moderate growth, appropriate crop and the right technology managed to survive in a proper condition. Early harvest allowed for a suitable ratio between sugars and acids. The wines are therefore slightly lighter but fresh and playful. The harvest took a long time, almost 50 days passed between the harvest for the sparkling wine and the cabernet sauvignon. The vintage can be described as unique but excellent.

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