Elanto Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Elanto Vineyard, a 10.6 hectare high-density vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula, is the work of highly awarded winemaker Sandro Mosele and his dedicated team. The high-density vineyard with it’s 11,000 vines/ha is more than four times the vine density of conventional Australian vineyards. This reduces yield to 300 - 500g per vine, bringing concentration and power to the wines. Deeply respectful farming practices are organic wherever possible and soil cultivation encourages roots to search deep into the volcanic basalt soils, rich in iron, stone and buckshot. The south easterly aspect and prevailing cool sea breeze preserves natural acidity and freshness in the wines.

This wine is a blend of the 5 Pinot Noir vineyards (lieux-dits); Vertex, Ironstone, Chicory, Kilnside and Basalt. Each vineyard was picked and vinified separately. The fruit was first chilled and then sorted and destemmed, with a smattering of perfectly ripe whole bunches making it into the ferment, which took place in concrete tanks. A cold soak in vat took place before natural fermentation, with extended time spent on skins before pressing. The high-density plantings have blessed the grapes with an abundance of skin tannin which allowed for more restraint in the winery, with less time on skins required than in 2023. A consequence of this reduced extraction is an aromatic cavalcade of perfumed red fruits, and a supremely balanced wine that is framed by fine-boned, chalky tannin. Following fermentation, the wines were raised in a mix of new and older French oak barriques. Malolactic conversion completed late spring and the wine spent a total of 11 months in barrel before bottling. Diam 30 closure. This gorgeous 2024 Pinot is another step towards Elanto’s greater goal - an Australian evocation of the structured, savoury expressions of classic Pinot Noir.