2016 Phillipa Farr Pinot Noir
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Philippa Farr is part of Australia's royal family of Pinot Noir making. Her brother Nick and father Gary are two of the most influential winemakers in the Geelong region.
Philippa has spread her wings and chosen Gippsland as her home base. From there she is quietly crafting some minuscule batches of beautiful Pinot Noir.
The wines are made with the deft touch of someone who has Pinot Noir in her bones. The wines are ethereal and lithe, built on balance and beauty rather than raw power.
If you want to be clued into the next generation of Australian winemaking superstars, Philippa should definitely be on your list.
Minor label damage on 1 bottle - pictured. Ullage - 15mm from cork.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Varietal
100% Pinot Noir
Appellation
Gippsland
Alcohol %
13
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Gippsland 2016 growing season began with very cold winter, dry spring and then summer rain, finishing with a very compact harvest due to a stint of warm weather. The fruit was reasonably clean, but always pays to do a little fruit sorting on the back of the tractor.
The 2016 Gippsland Pinot Noir is off a 20 year old vineyard of MV6, which is grown in a red soil over limestone soil structure.
Winemaker Notes
The final product in the fermeter looked great, which allowed me to continue using wild ferment techniques and 30% whole bunch to produce structure and complexity. The ferment took off faster than normal due to the outside temperature and was over and done in just over two weeks. Clean, nutrient rich fruit, and happy yeast, meant no need to intervene, with the ferment reaching a perfect 32 degrees, plunging the cap down just enough to maintain a wet cap. Then into 30% new french oak, the wine was racked twice over 17 months before going to bottle, with no filtration.