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Winemaking:
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Wine of Origin
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Elgin
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Harvest Date |
18th February 2013 |
Analysis:
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Alcohol
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13.91% (14.0% on label)
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Residual Sugar
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2.7 g/l
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pH
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3.33
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TA
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6.6 g/l
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Winemaking and Tasting Notes:
The 2013 Paul Wallace Brave Heart Pinot Noir is our Maiden Vintage. The name
is a tribute to William Wallace, a man of great principle and heart, who we
would like to believe is one of our ancestors. It is also a play on the
Pinot Noir cultivar’s nickname – the Heart Break grape. Fortunately our
maiden offering has captured our heart and is anything but a disappointment.
An extremely limited amount has been produced this vintage – only 588 liters
or 784 bottles.
Pristine grapes (Clone PN115) selected from the Guyot pruned vineyards on
the eastern slope of our farm, Wallovale Vineyards, were vinified with much
love and gentle attention by Gavin Patterson.
The Brave Heart Pinot Noir proudly introduces itself with a bright garnet
colour enticing you to explore it further. Fresh primary fruits, wafts of
red cherries, strawberries and mulberries on the nose follow through onto a
fruit driven palate. The purity of fruit is embellished by subtle oaking
(50% new wood and 50% third fill) and spicy undertones typical of the Elgin
region.
Serve the Brave Heart with plum-glazed duck, roast turkey or a beautiful bit
of salmon. It is recommended that in our hot summer months you serve this
wine ever so lightly chilled.
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