2023 Provenance Scotsburn Vineyard Pinot Noir
$120.00
Grown on the southeastern side of Ballarat, on the foothills of Mount Buninyong, at Scotsburn. Set on a windswept volcanic lava flow rise, a couple of hundred metres from the Sinclair vineyard, Scotsburn is our most dramatic vineyard.
At 500 metres, with ancient basaltic gravel (“chocolate soil”), it’s a site that grows distinctive, brooding and savoury pinot. The vineyard’s close spacing and aspect encourage low yields and excellent canopy balance. The fruit is always muscular and complex, contrasting with Sinclair's red fruited profile, Scotsburn is always darker cherry fruit, earthy undertones, and a bolder tannin framework.
Our Regional Ballarat Pinot Noir was traditionally composed from these two vineyards; however, this is the first time they are bottled separately.
"This is a single vineyard wine with a production of 25 dozen only, or one barrel. The Scotsburn vineyard is at the foot of Mount Buninyong near Ballarat and is, according to the people at Provenance, “our most dramatic vineyard. At 500 metres, with ancient basaltic gravel (“chocolate soil”), it’s a site that grows distinctive, brooding and savoury pinot noir.”
"Provenance is an A Grade producer as a matter of course but this wine elevates its reputation further. This is a super bottle of Pinot Noir; it’s a pity that it’s in such limited supply. It’s complex, seamless and lengthy; it’s autumnal, cherried, smoky, spicy and so exquistely crafted, and sustained, through the finish. The tannin of this wine is like the length of a twig peeled and laid, strand by strand, in a dry, meticulous weave. This is how you grow and make Pinot Noir. This will age beautifully." 96 points. Campbell Mattinson, campbellmattinson.com