Chatto Lutruwita Pinot Noir 2022

Chatto Lutruwita Pinot Noir 2022Jim Chatto has been making wine for over 25 years and judging on the wine show circuit for nearly as long. He is an outstanding winemaker. At one stage he was Chief Winemaker at both McWilliams in the Hunter Valley and Kreglinger in northern Tasmania, overseeing both groups' entire portfolios. Chatto's passion is Tasmanian Pinot Noir and in 2007 he found a site in the Huon Valley looking out over Glaziers Bay. He began planting the 1. 5 hectare Isle

They purchased a 40-acre vineyard on ancient Kurrajong soil that boasted several 1940s plantings of Shiraz

The nose shows all the hallmark characteristics of our Quintet blend from the great vintages

"Deeply layered and floral

situated in the renowned Gimblett Gravels region of Hawke's Bay

The grapes are handpicked on three to four occasions to ensure optimal ripeness

Ripe dark raspberry

where it is proudly displayed

Good length and harmony

generous pinot

Such focus and persistence too

While bunch weights and berry numbers were generally low across the regions

while working as a consultant winemaker