Fruit from M&B/Howard Park’s Great Southern vineyard Mount Barrow. 15% to 20% whole bunches. Matured in puncheons (500L) with 40% new. Separate parcels are matured on lees in oak for 6 to 9 months before bottling.

Marchand & Burch, Village, Pinot Noir, Mount Barker, 2024

Medium garnet. Sapid, black cherry and twiggy. Forest floor, cassis nuances, crushed thyme leaf giving herbaceous halo, broad reaching tannin giving textural and youthful grip, with an umami almost kelp like side line. Handsome and dark, fleshy and well fruited. Ready to drink now.

RRP: $50
Alc: 13.5%
Rating: 92/100

Wine sample courtesy of Marchand & Burch