2013 St Huberts MUSEUM Pinot Noir - Gold December Shipment
St Huberts Pinot is usually designed to be a 'fuller' style Yarra Pinot, with more depth and concentration than many of our local brethren.Fruit is sourced from the St Huberts vineyard and other warmer sites - particularly on the Lower Yarra Valley flats. Typically, MV6 clone is the base, often 114 and 115 added for their riper 'fleshy berry' characters. In the winery, a percentage of whole bunches in the ferments, wild yeast, a little barrel fermentation, some time on lees, and a lick of good French oak add complexity to the wines. Most importantly the wines have to look varietal - look like Pinot (not dry red) and have regional character.
Matured for nine months in 100% French oak barriques, with around 28% new.
Nose - Quite a brooding, complex nose - showing earthy aromas of forest floor and dried herbs, over a core of cherry Pinot fruit. Hints of red fruits are evident, with strawberry jam and cranberries. These are all nicely framed by spicy / toasty French oak.
Palate - The wine is light to medium bodied, even and textured – dark and red berry fruits follow on from the nose. The palate reflects the warm vintage conditions – with fine grained, structural tannins preceding a long cherry / chocolate finish.