Ten Minutes By Tractor McCutcheon Pinot Noir 2022 Mornington

Winemaking Notes
Ten Minutes X Tractor McCutcheon Pinot Noir 2022 Mornington Peninsula is crafted from the McCutcheon vineyard, which has a high elevation and gentle slope providing good vigour and canopy shoot position for Pinot Noir to ripen slowly and evenly. Handpicked and hand sorted, each parcel was cold soaked for 5 days before wild yeast fermentation for 14 days on skins in a combination of concrete and stainless steel fermenters with gentle cap management and gentle press, ensuring the wine displays luscious dark fruits showcasing bramble spice, rose petal, and fruit compote. After 8 months in a combination of new and old oak, the wine was bottled and filtered, with the lovely dark colour reflecting the wine's concentration and quality from the McCutcheon vineyard's high elevation and gentle slope. The fine velvety tannins cloak the wine and round out the finish, whilst the spice of cinnamon and star anise combine with dark plum, giving this a sultry look. The careful winemaking approach of cold soaking for 5 days before wild yeast fermentation for 14 days on skins in concrete and stainless steel fermenters with gentle cap management ensures the wine displays exceptional concentration, colour, and striking flavours, with the 8 months in a combination of new and old oak adding complexity and depth to the luscious dark fruits, bramble spice, and rose petal that define this wine.

Vintage Conditions & McCutcheon Vineyard Character
The 2022 season started with a very wet and variable spring before and during flowering, resulting in small bunches and berries and reduced yields across most sites. However, the exceptional summer and autumn months that followed provided perfect ripening conditions, resulting in great concentration, colour, and striking flavours across all varieties. The McCutcheon vineyard's high elevation and gentle slope provided good vigour and canopy shoot position for Pinot Noir to ripen slowly and evenly, with the exceptional summer and autumn months creating the perfect conditions for the luscious dark fruits showcasing bramble spice, rose petal, and fruit compote that define this wine. The fine velvety tannins cloak the wine and round out the finish, with the spice of cinnamon and star anise combining with dark plum to create a sultry character that reflects the unique qualities of the McCutcheon vineyard and the exceptional 2022 vintage. This wine can be enjoyed now or cellared until 2032, pairing beautifully with duck, roast chicken, grilled salmon, mushroom risotto, and aged brie when served at 14-16°C, demonstrating the exceptional quality and single vineyard character that comes from the McCutcheon vineyard's high elevation and gentle slope, combined with the perfect ripening conditions of the 2022 vintage's exceptional summer and autumn months that provided great concentration, colour, and striking flavours.