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2025 PINØT NØIR.
BECAUSE, WE CRUSHED IT.
A funny thing happened on the way from the vineyard…
We got dumped.
Well, it wasn’t that funny at the time, tbh. But, it turned out for the best.
A warm shout-out to the winery that early up in the year confirmed a high-octane enthusiastic order for our entire Pinøt vintage. We agree, it was looking great, our best yet by all accounts (ours and yours).
A less cordial howdy to you guys, however, for letting us sink all the production costs into the vines last year, only to cancel as the nets went on (the second last, second biggest cost of the season), because “you got something cheaper somewhere else”.
Whatever. You know who you are.
Anyway, our gain, because in discussions with our Cabernøt winemaker, we all agreed, we couldn’t let this one die.
So we made it ourselves. And, it’s a cracker.
Tracey’s hands say the season was nuts, from super-wet to super-hot, with long ripening at the end giving the fruit time to really establish its voice.
We all reckon We Know Nothing*, but feel we can taste that slow-bake structure. Like the proper, real bronzing you get from a long summer holiday, as opposed to slapping on paper underwear for a quick orange spray in a robot booth at 4 in the morning. You’re welcome for that mental picture you now can’t unsee.
We took a swing on this wine, and we couldn’t be more delighted (um, relieved) at how it’s come up.
If you, like Miles in that iconic film Sideways, believe that pinot can be ‘haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle”, maybe you’ll love this wine as much as we do.
And if you’ve made better lifestyle choices than he, maybe you’ve got a table around which to gather with great food and gorgeous friends, and then the only thing missing will be a little bit of Ironbank Pinøt.
A tightly structured wine, medium in weight on the palate and chockful of bright plummy notes along with aromas of strawberry, cherry, violets - and a hint of thyme, no less - are just a webclick away.
Let’s get into it.
Be brave, dig in, enjoy xøxø