Brooksbank Estate Pinot Noir 2016 | Orange NSW Wine

Description

Brooksbank Estate Pinot Noir 2016 – Orange, NSW

From the cool, high-altitude vineyards of Orange, New South Wales, the 2016 Brooksbank Estate Pinot Noir delivers both grace and intensity. The vines, aged 15 to 20 years, grow more than 1000 metres above sea level, producing fruit with bright acidity and remarkable depth. Each bunch was hand-picked, wild-fermented, and bottled without fining or filtration. This approach keeps the wine honest to its place.

Tasting Profile

Fragrant aromas of rose petals, red and dark cherry, nutmeg, briar, and cedar lead the way. The palate shows dark cherry and plum, unfolding with subtle forest floor, mushroom, and truffle tones. A spicy lift from whole-bunch fermentation brings perfume and structure, while fine powdery tannins create length and poise.
Time in bottle enhances the wine’s earthy, savoury complexity, rewarding patience with a deeper expression of Orange’s cool-climate soul.

Vineyard & Winemaking

• • Region: Orange, NSW

  • Elevation: Over 1000 metres

  • Vine Age: 15–20 years

  • Clones: 777, MV6

  • Fermentation: 100% whole bunch, wild yeast

  • Oak: French oak (¼ new – Tonnellerie D’Aquitaine Fontainebleau)

  • Sulphur: Minimal, added after malolactic fermentation

  • Fining/Filtration: None

  • Production: 100 dozen

Fruit was harvested between 12–13.5° Baume in mid-March. The ferment began with a week of natural carbonic maceration, then progressed through a slow, wild fermentation. Gentle foot-stomping and twice-daily plunging managed extraction with care. After pressing in an old basket press, the wine matured quietly in French oak before bottling.

Philosophy

Brooksbank Estate wines follow a low-intervention path—no additives, no unnecessary handling, and minimal sulphur. Each vintage reflects the site, the season, and a commitment to balance and purity.