Prophets Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

The Home Vineyard Pinot Noir displays characteristic depth and complexity. Deep aromatics that lead with spice and violets lead to a palate with classic fine tannin, juicy bramble fruits and an extremely long finish. This site reveals itself with time in the glass and is a fantastic wine for long term cellaring.

This vineyard sits on a north-facing terrace high above the Bendigo Station Homestead. With the altitude comes exceptional views, panoramic vistas of the sprawling landscapes beyond the vines, the river terraces of the Cromwell Basin and the stoic mountains of the Pisa Range, shaped by the glaciers that once stood here. Steep slopes, rising from 320 metres to almost 400 metres, capture maximum sun, while the elevation delivers cool nights, encouraging deepened flavour development and freshness in the wines.
The vineyard hosts a rare mix of soils. Schist and quartz mingle with clay and, notably, a lens of chalk running through the site roughly one metre deep in the soil profile. The alkaline chalk influences nutrient uptake in the vines, while the clay retains water, ideal for keeping the sometimes-ornery Pinot grape on side in this cool dry climate.
PROPHET'S ROCK

The 2022 Home Vineyard Pinot Noir is possessed of a most exciting display of red fruits and ductile tannin in concert. The tannins have a much closer, more densely packed feeling than the unfurling/spooling Olearia. There’s pomegranate, red and black cherry, licorice, star anise and even a hint of cumin seed. It's a wonderful wine that I know from experience benefits from a decant, which allows the fruit to stretch its legs, so to speak. Supple, throaty and full but not big. Still composure. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under ERIN LARKIN, Wine Advocate