Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2020 (Adelaide Hills)
Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2020 (Adelaide Hills)
Dozen Price: $227.88
RRP: $24.00
The 2020 vintage release or Riposte Wines 'The Dagger' Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills displays cuts of bright red berries and a floral lift that combine on the nose to create a fresh yet complex attack on the senses. Lifted rich fruit and spice parry along the palate to a finish of fine-grained tannin and bright acidity The Dagger has been honed to create a vibrant, rich, earlier drinking wine displaying all of the hallmark aromas, flavours and texture of Pinot Noir. Drink young while the edge is keen.
Wine Specifications
Wine Specifications
Variety: Pinot Noir
Size: 750mL
Region: Adelaide Hills
ABV: 13.5%
Vintage: 2020
Winery & Vintage Info
The dictionary definition of ‘Riposte’ (pronounced rip-posst) is comeback, reply, retort, or in the context of the sport of fencing a quick counter stroke. After over a decade of confusion about his name ‘Riposte’ was chosen as an appropriate name for a ‘comeback label’ by Tim Knappstein.
The essence of youthful, vibrant Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir from carefully selected vineyards. A bouquet of seductive black cherry overlaid with exotic spices leads to a palate of supple fresh berries, bright acidity and lingering fine grained tannin.
The grapes for the 2020 Dagger are all MV6 clone, both from the usual vineyard at Charleston and a new vineyard at Forreston.
Both of these vineyards were trained on VSP trellis and cane pruned, which promotes optimum fruit exposure to sunlight. This helps develop ripe flavours, colour and tannin.
Unfortunately, the vineyard at Gumeracha which usually supplies both MV6 and 777 clones was badly affected by the December bushfires and suffered total crop loss.
Harvested in the cool of night and early morning pristine de-stemmed fruit is tipped directly into fermenters without crushing to give a high percentage of whole berries. The fermenters are gently pumped over twice a day to keep the skins wet and promote gentle tannin extraction. After pressing the wine is kept in stainless steel tanks prior to blending to preserve freshness and vibrancy. Winery Notes
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