Hayshed Vineyards Pinot Noir Rose 2024 x 12
HAY SHED HILL PINOT NOIR ROSÉ 2024
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he Hay Shed Hill Vineyard Series showcase the character of the fruit grown on this classic vineyard site with distinctive and
expressive wines.
VINTAGE: Records show that there has never been anything like the vintage of 2024 in Margaret River.
In an age where we constantly talk about climate change the summer of 2024 stands out as extraordinary. The
vintage of 2024 was one of the warmest vintages but even more so it was the driest vintage that we can see on
record. The Hay Shed Hill vineyard got a little bit of rain in early October 2023 and then nothing at all for seven
months.
On observation of the conditions after the event we can see that temperatures were not extreme, it was the relentless
nature of everyday being warm to very warm all day, from early morning to late night with not even a bit of drizzle
or a cooler change.
What impressed me most about the Hay Shed Hill vineyard this season was its ability to defy the conditions. Hay
Shed Hill is not irrigated, the obvious inference would be that in a dry severe season like this one that the vines
would suffer and struggle to get through the summer and produce fruit. In fact, it is just the opposite. With our
wonderful deep Karri Loam soils and fifty years of dry-growth the Hay Shed Hill vines have deep and extensive
roots that allows them to exploit moisture from deep in the soil profile, much deeper than vines that have been
established with constant use of irrigation, these vines have never had the need to establish deep root systems and
are therefore more vulnerable in dry summers. It is in fact counter intuitive.
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he Hay Shed Hill vines powered through the vintage, low yields of course, given how dry it was, but excellent and
well-balanced fruit across the board. White wines such as Chardonnay and the Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc
were fresh and vibrant. It is early days to assess the reds but the obvious signs such as colour and depth appear to
promise excellent results.
We can only hope for a good wet winter, as much as Hay Shed Hill managed this season very well we don’t want
two in a row without a big winter drink. Michael Kerrigan, winemaker.
WINEMAKING: In keeping with the great tradition of European provincial rosé that gets consumed in every
small village bar and café throughout the south of France, the Hay Shed Hill Pinot Noir Rosé is a dry savoury style
of rosé that is ideally matched to modern Australian cuisine and lifestyle.
Made from 100% Pinot Noir grown on Block 7 of the Hay Shed Hill vineyard in Margaret River this old vine fruit
produces depth of flavour and character while remaining light in body. The grapes were harvested at low potential
alcohol and cold pressed to produce juice light in colour but of the highest quality. Fermented to dryness the wine
was bottled as soon as possible to preserve the bright nature of the wine.
COLOUR: Vibrant pale pink hues of great clarity.
NOSE: A savoury style of wine without the overt ‘fruity’ characters traditionally seen in Australian rosé this wine
nevertheless exhibits the varietal notes of strawberries.
PALATE: Light bodied, savoury and refreshingly dry this wine displays good varietal carryover of strawberry
notes from the Pinot Noir grapes. Vibrant and lively the palate is clean and dry with a slight graininess in texture
typically seen in dry style rosé.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Vintage: 2024
Variety: Pinot Noir 100%
HAY SHED HILL WINES
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Margaret River
12.5% Alc. Vol
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