{"product_id":"2018-giaconda-estate-vineyard-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2018 Giaconda Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 750ml","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiaconda’s Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir is a powerful yet refined expression of Beechworth Pinot Noir. The 2018 vintage combines ripe red and black fruits with savoury complexity, spice and a firmly structured palate, supported by impressive depth and long-term cellaring potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVineyard \u0026amp; Winemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiaconda’s red wines are made with a combination of whole bunch and de-stemmed crushed fruit, fermented in terracotta amphora. The wines remain on skins for an extended period to develop softer, finer tannins and greater complexity before basket pressing and maturation in French oak barrels. The winery follows a low-intervention approach using indigenous yeasts for fermentation and natural malolactic fermentation, with minimal sulphur additions and no filtration before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiaconda describes the 2018 Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir: “Magenta dye and blood red. Both red and black fruits play a part here; high toned, spicy notes jostle with a fragrant oak lift, balanced by roasted beetroot, blood plums; simply seductive on the palate, rounded, spicy, elegant and yet so powerful. The tannins are a masterclass in perfection, present yet discretely playing in the background whilst the fruit stands front of stage.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCritic Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96\/100 — Jeremy Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDrinking window: 2030–2038.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/100 — Huon Hooke, The Real Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n“Medium to deep red colour with a good purple tint. The bouquet is black-fruited and earthy, spicy and oak-tinged… a fuller-bodied palate with excellent tannin backbone… An impressively powerful, structured pinot with great cellaring potential.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTasted 14 May 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\/100 — Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTasted April 2024\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n“This has a spicy array of red cherries, blueberries and pomegranate with blood oranges and some sappy nuances. The palate has such attractively fresh and succulent texture and a very juicy, supple and smooth-honed feel. The tannins have a gently chalky, smooth-honed, measured and seamless texture. Glorious, delicious pinot. Drink over the next ten years.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTasted May 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Giaconda Vineyard \u0026amp; Winery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beechworth, Victoria, Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFermentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Terracotta amphora, using a combination of whole bunch and de-stemmed crushed fruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYeast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indigenous yeast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basket pressed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation:\u003c\/strong\u003e French oak barrels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiltration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unfiltered before bottling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrinking Window:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2030–2038 (Jeremy Oliver)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Langtons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616751284526,"sku":"8287636085","price":276.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/6596\/6894\/files\/45_GIACONDA_Estate_Vineyard_Pinot_Noir__Beechworth_2018_Bottle.jpg?v=1789016364","url":"https:\/\/www.jcfinewines.au\/products\/2018-giaconda-estate-vineyard-pinot-noir-750ml","provider":"JC FINE WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}