Stefano Lubiana Estate Pinot Noir 2023 (Tasmania)

Winemaking Notes
The Stefano Lubiana Estate Pinot Noir 2023 is crafted from 100% Pinot Noir sourced from a single estate-grown vineyard in the Derwent Valley, showcasing the winemaking team's commitment to terroir-driven, sustainable viticulture. The vineyard is 100% certified biodynamic and organic, with vegan-friendly winemaking practices ensuring the wine is produced with minimal intervention and maximum respect for the environment. The vineyard features a mix of two distinct terroirs—grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel—which provide the diversity and complexity of flavours and aromas that make this wine so compelling. The grey gravelly loams over clay contribute elegance and finesse, whilst the red loam over gravel adds structure and concentration, resulting in a wine that is filled with a multitude of aromas on the nose and offers an intense and vibrant experience on the palate, supported by a fine tannin structure and luscious fruit notes. The biodynamic and organic farming practices ensure the vines are in perfect harmony with their environment, allowing the concentrated fruit flavours to develop naturally whilst the robust tannins and acidity provide the foundation for graceful ageing. Just like its predecessors, this wine is built to age gracefully, demanding patience to fully appreciate its complex flavours, with time in the bottle allowing the wine to continue to evolve and develop.

Terroir & Philosophy
The Derwent Valley single vineyard estate showcases the exceptional quality of Tasmanian Pinot Noir, with the mix of two terroirs—grey gravelly loams over clay and red loam over gravel—providing the diversity that allows this wine to express both elegance and power. The grey gravelly loams over clay offer excellent drainage and contribute to the wine's refined aromatics and fine tannin structure, whilst the red loam over gravel provides concentration and depth, resulting in the intense and vibrant palate experience that defines this wine. Stefano Lubiana's commitment to 100% certified biodynamic and organic viticulture ensures that the vineyard is farmed in harmony with nature, with vegan-friendly winemaking practices reflecting the estate's holistic approach to wine production. The single vineyard, estate-grown fruit allows for complete control over quality and expression, with the Derwent Valley's cool climate providing ideal conditions for Pinot Noir to develop the complex flavours, robust tannins, and natural acidity that ensure this wine is built to age gracefully. The 2023 vintage showcases the exceptional quality of this terroir-driven approach, with the wine displaying beautiful integration between fruit intensity and structural elegance, and the concentrated fruit flavours, fine tannin structure, and luscious fruit notes creating a wine that will continue to evolve and develop with time in the bottle, rewarding those who exercise patience and allowing the multitude of aromas and intense, vibrant palate to reveal their full complexity over the coming years.