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Place of Changing Winds High Density Pinot Noir 2019

$139.00
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Place of Changing Winds High Density Pinot Noir 2019
Producer Place of Changing Winds
Region, Country Macedon Ranges, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 18194-750

This wine is based on our closest planted vines—20,000 and 33,000 vines per hectare—along with some surrounding vines to fill the fermenters. At such density, almost all of the work is done by hand and the yields are a paltry 100-200 grams per vine. Obviously the cost of production must be reflected in the price. We don’t say that this is a better wine, only that it is different. It was completely de-stemmed and aged in one Stockinger and one Dominique Laurent cask. It obviously has significant depth and texture. It will be fascinating to watch it age and evolve. No fining or filtration. Nothing added bar minimal SO2. Bottled by gravity, February 2020. 568 bottles produced.

Place of Changing Winds High Density Pinot Noir 2019

Reviews

“From vines planted at 20,000 to 33,000 vines per ha. Another dimension altogether, with utterly exceptional intensity and focus, line, length and balance. Despite its power, it’s feline in its balance, promising a 20+ year future. Its length impresses more each time. Glorious wine… drink to 2039.”
99 points, James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
I wouldn’t normally say this but I love the dryness of this wine. It comes with flesh, spice, perfume and texture and in that context the dryness has its own appeal. The flavours here throw redcurrant, blueberry, orange peel, sweet spice, fennel and floral notes at you, oak adding to the wine’s velvety texture more than to its flavour. Tannin is so fine it’s like icing, buried, fluttered; like the felt of a snooker table, the surrounding fruit assembled to house it. We walk quality terrain here."
95 points, Campbell Mattinson, Winefront.com.au
“Appreciably darker in color than the other Pinots at this address, the 2019 High Density Pinot Noir comes from plants that yielded 100–200 grams per vine, planted at densities of 20,000–33,000 vines per hectare. Completely destemmed, it delivers less herbal nuance than the other wines but has an immediate rush of brambly fruit. It's riper and rounder in the mouth, plump in feel, then a bit dusty, with substantial depth and grip on the finish. The oak—like in all of these wines—is finely judged, barely noticeable except perhaps as a delicate dusting of dried spices.”
93 points, Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate
“A small bottling of pinot, grown at between 20,000 and 33,000 vines per hectare. This has intense red and dark cherries, spiced chocolate, violets and gently sappy notes. The palate has attractive tannin texture and weight. Sturdy and even with fine-leafed, layered qualities. Blueberries and dark cherries hold the finish. Drink or hold.”
94 points, Nick Stock Jamessuckling.com

Reviews

“From vines planted at 20,000 to 33,000 vines per ha. Another dimension altogether, with utterly exceptional intensity and focus, line, length and balance. Despite its power, it’s feline in its balance, promising a 20+ year future. Its length impresses more each time. Glorious wine… drink to 2039.”
99 points, James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
I wouldn’t normally say this but I love the dryness of this wine. It comes with flesh, spice, perfume and texture and in that context the dryness has its own appeal. The flavours here throw redcurrant, blueberry, orange peel, sweet spice, fennel and floral notes at you, oak adding to the wine’s velvety texture more than to its flavour. Tannin is so fine it’s like icing, buried, fluttered; like the felt of a snooker table, the surrounding fruit assembled to house it. We walk quality terrain here."
95 points, Campbell Mattinson, Winefront.com.au
“Appreciably darker in color than the other Pinots at this address, the 2019 High Density Pinot Noir comes from plants that yielded 100–200 grams per vine, planted at densities of 20,000–33,000 vines per hectare. Completely destemmed, it delivers less herbal nuance than the other wines but has an immediate rush of brambly fruit. It's riper and rounder in the mouth, plump in feel, then a bit dusty, with substantial depth and grip on the finish. The oak—like in all of these wines—is finely judged, barely noticeable except perhaps as a delicate dusting of dried spices.”
93 points, Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate
“A small bottling of pinot, grown at between 20,000 and 33,000 vines per hectare. This has intense red and dark cherries, spiced chocolate, violets and gently sappy notes. The palate has attractive tannin texture and weight. Sturdy and even with fine-leafed, layered qualities. Blueberries and dark cherries hold the finish. Drink or hold.”
94 points, Nick Stock Jamessuckling.com

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