Bald Rock Wines
About
Bald Rock Wines are sourced from fruit off Bald Rock Vineyard in the Strathbogie Ranges. At the feet of the huge monolith, Bald Rock, ancient granitic deposits along with Bald Rock's cooling evening breezes produce award winning wines. Pinot Noir is the mainstay but shiraz & chardonnay also revel in this continental micro-climate. Bald Rock Wines will continue to present distinctive well structured & vintage consistent wines from the eleven acres of lovingly nurtured vines established by the Thomsons.
Location Description
Located in the heart of Nagambie, Victoria.
Features
- Producing award winning wines.
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Winemaker
History
Practices & Techniques
The wine is of a distinctive new world style, pale red/purple in colour. There are aromas of cherry and mushroom with some oak influence ... fruits of cherry on the palate with some earthy characteristics... typical of this variety.
Grapes are crushed and de-stemmed on the morning of harvest, inoculated with selected yeast to enhance varietal flavour profile. The acid is adjusted with natural (not synthetic) tartaric acid. It is left on the skins for 7 days and plunged twice daily. This is then pressed and inoculated for malo lactic fermentation followed by the addition of preservative 220. The wine is then matured in old French oak barrels. it has always been my wish to ” not over-oak” the wine, thus allowing more emphasis on the fruit and characteristics of pinot noir! Di-ammonium phosphate and cultured bacteria are also additives used.