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WINERY RATING |
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| James Halliday, |
Australian Wine Companion 2011 |
Josef Chromy
has built a new, state of the art winery at the base of the vineyard at Relbia, just 10 minutes South of Launceston. The clean, modern, minimalist exterior provides a home for some of the best winemaking equipment available. Fruit reception begins with a vibrating hopper that gently shakes the grapes into the destemmer, which has a smooth plastic cage in order not to break any berries. The grapes are pumped into the press through a peristaltic pump, using the same gentle technology that transfers live fish or pumps blood during heart bypass surgery.
A high tech German press enables juice extraction at low pressures, giving more delicate aromatic juices. All Pinot Noir is fermented in small batch open top fermenters and a pneumatic plunging device, co-developed by Josef, is used to gently plunge the cap and manage the extraction of colour and tannin during the fermentation. All the equipment and processes in the winery are designed to respect the delicate varietal flavours of the high quality, cool-climate Tasmanian fruit.
PEPIK is the traditional nickname given to men named Josef in the Czech Republic. This is our more informal range, made for every day drinking with friends and food.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright vibrant red
Nose: Lifted sweet and sour cherry nose with soft chocolate oak.
Palate: A soft, balanced palate of dark plum with rounded tan-nins and subtle spicy tones.
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir sourced from our estate vineyard at Relbia in northern Tasmania.
Winemaking: Selected batches of Pinot Noir were hand picked and gently destemmed before ferment. Gentle plunging and pump-over techniques ensure retention of bright fresh fruit characters. Light maturation in French Oak barriques lends structure without overpowering the fruit. Screwcapped to enable the wine to be enjoyed at it’s optimum.
Serving Suggestions:
Spicy tomato pastas or light red meats
No recommended products at the moment.
