2012 Giaconda Pinot Noir 750ml
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Overview
A mature Victorian Pinot Noir combining fruit from the Yarra Valley with Giaconda's own Estate Vineyard. Rick Kinzbrunner regarded the 2012 vintage as an important release for Giaconda Pinot Noir, highlighting its complexity, depth and Burgundian character.
Vintage
The 2012 season continued a run of cooler vintages at Giaconda. During the wine's development, Rick Kinzbrunner described the 2012 Pinot Noir as potentially the best Pinot Noir produced at Giaconda to that point, noting its complexity and depth in a true Burgundian style.
Vineyard
The wine is a 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir fruit from the Yarra Valley and Giaconda's Estate Vineyard.
Winemaking
The wine was tank fermented before being transferred to French oak, approximately 25% new. It was matured in oak for 16 months, a slightly shorter period intended to maintain freshness and vibrancy.
Producer Tasting Notes
“Old fashioned magenta colour; Satsuma plums, twigs, cold tea and exotic spice notes of cinnamon and mandarin rind. Brooding and mysterious with a captivating aroma. It has elements reminiscent of '89 and '92 with additional layers of complexity. The initial palate impact provides ripe plum notes with a striking corset of fine savoury tannin that focuses and defines the wine. Powerful yet elegant, ripe but not sweet, it will require time for the wine to unravel its hidden magic. Without question the most complex and beautiful structured Pinot to come from Giaconda.” — Giaconda Wines
Critic Reviews
95 Points — Jeremy Oliver, Australian Wine Annual 2015
“Artfully balanced and focused, this exceptional pinot reveals a deeply floral and earthy bouquet whose heady perfume of dark cherries, plums and charcuterie meat undertones reveals cranberry-like nuances. … It culminates in a drying, slatey and savoury finish of exceptional persistence and tightly knit acidity.”
Producer
Giaconda is one of Victoria's most recognised small-production wine estates, founded by winemaker Rick Kinzbrunner in Beechworth. Its Pinot Noir is produced in limited quantities and reflects a style influenced by Burgundy while retaining the depth and character of its Australian vineyard sources.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2012
- Producer: Giaconda
- Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
- Country: Australia
- Region: Victoria
- Fruit Source: 50% Yarra Valley, 50% Estate Vineyard
- Fermentation: Tank fermented
- Maturation: 16 months in French oak
- Oak: Approximately 25% new French oak
- Drinking Window: 2024–2032
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