With the high degree of ripeness, the 10/5 clone performed extremely well and we decided to bottle it separately. It is extremely rare for the 10/5 clone to be made and bottled without the support of other earlier ripening clones. Thus, this is a unique opportunity to taste organic wine made 100% from clone 10/5.
Our "Rows Series” Pinot Noir wines are only produced in exceptional years and the only previous vintages produced were in 2014 and 2017 from the Rows 1-37.
Winemaking Notes: Picked on the 14th of March, the single clone (10/5) Domaine-Thomson Rows 76-89 Pinot Noir was hand harvested and fermented using indigenous (natural) yeasts, with around 50% whole bunch fermented and the remainder destemmed but not crushed. Rested on lees for 10 months in French oak barrels, 33% new. No fining and medium filtration for clarity and stability.
2018 ‘Rows 76-89’ Pinot Noir - 93 points
"Entirely clone 10/5. Delicately perfumed pinot noir with floral, cherry, berry, dried herb and spice flavours. Elegant, youthful wine with a backbone of peppery tannins. An age-worthy wine with character.”
Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review
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