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"Friendly & pleasant drinking" Wine Orbit

"The palate is smooth, rounded with mellow mouthfeel & fine tannins" Wine Orbit

Perfect with duck or mushroom risotto

Elephant In The Room Palatial South Australia Pinot Noir 2020 (Australia)

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$15.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $17.99 $15.64
Awarded 4 Stars Awarded 86/100 Points
Elephant In The Room Palatial South Australia Pinot Noir 2020 (Australia)

Elephant In The Room Palatial South Australia Pinot Noir 2020 (Australia)

Member rating / 1
Another excellent vintage across South Australia...
$15.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $17.99 $15.64

Accolades

Awarded 86/100 Points & 4 Stars

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Description

  • French oak
  • Spice cherry
  • Dark plum
  • Fine tannins

"Sweetly fruited and easy going, the wine shows spiced cherry, game, dried herb and almond notes on the nose. The palate is smooth and rounded with mellow mouthfeel and fine tannins, making it friendly and pleasant drinking" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Medium red in colour with vibrant aromas of dark plums,cherry and hints of forest floor. The palate is fruit-driven with a core of supple red berry and cherry flavours highlighted by a spicy complexity. Bright acidity and fine tannins provide definition to the long finish.

2020 had its challenges with a dry start and only a small portion of rain and with much of the country suffering drought conditions. The warm dry spell continued in December with some extreme hot temperature days recorded. Thankfully due to one of the coolest January’s on record the vines were able to re-address the balance. It was a late ripening year and yields were down but despite the challenges it will be another excellent vintage across South Australia.

Partially hand before de-stemming and fermentation in a combination of two tonne open fermenters with ten percent whole bunch and twice daily hand plunging and larger closed fermenters with pump overs., All components blended post fermentation before three quarters were matured in stainless steel and one quarter was matured in French oak for four months before bottling with minimal fining, filtration and sulphur addition.

The Elephant in the Room wines are proudly large in scale and expansive in flavour. Ignoring fashion and braving the scorn of the “wine thought police” Elephant in the Room was created to give consumers exactly what they want – full bodied and mouth-filling wines that deliver maximum pleasure. Each wine is sourced from slow-ripening vineyards in South Australia and partially matured in French oak before final blending and bottling by Corey Ryan.

Food Pairing: Perfect with duck or mushroom risotto.

 

 

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Screw Cap

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Alcohol

14%

Delivery

NZ (from $5.99)

Member Rating

4 Stars

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