{"product_id":"2023-chatto-bird-pipers-river-pinot-noir-liberty","title":"2023 Chatto, `Bird` Pipers River Pinot Noir - Liberty","description":"\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eJim Chatto makes some of the finest Pinot Noir in Tasmania, quite a statement given the calibre of winemaking on the island. Yet, as astutely observed by James Halliday, “every wine Jim Chatto touches turns to gold”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eJim ended up in Tasmania by chance. In 1998, after studying at Charles Sturt University, his first winemaking job was at Rosevears Estate in the island’s Tamar Valley. The stint was short-lived, as he moved to the Hunter Valley in 2000 to become head winemaker of McWilliams, which included making the acclaimed Mount Pleasant wines. As a result, Jim became only the fourth winemaker at Mount Pleasant since the legendary Maurice O’Shea founded the estate in 1921. Yet during his time in Tasmania, Jim met and married Daisy. Together, they acquired a vineyard in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, which Jim started planting with Pinot Noir in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eThe contrast between the climatic conditions of Tasmania and the Hunter was almost as great as between his day job at McWilliams and his part-time job making minuscule quantities of Pinot Noir from his Isle Vineyard at Glaziers Bay. He made his first vintage of Chatto in 2012, having the fruit shipped to the Hunter Valley, where he could closely follow fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eJim and his wife, Daisy, finally returned to live at Isle Vineyard in January 2017. This was the first year their wine was made on-site. Smoke taint from bushfires in 2019 left the entire Huon region unable to harvest fruit, but thanks to friends at Marion’s and Pipers Brook vineyards in the North of Tasmania, Jim and Daisy were able to keep going. At this time, Jim also blended his first Tasmanian regional wine from across these parcels, which is now called ‘Lutruwita’. In 2019, Jim was named Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year, joining six of our other Australian producers in winning this esteemed award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eIn the wake of the fires, Jim decided to work a vintage in Burgundy in 2019 after being introduced to fellow Australian Jane Eyre. “I hadn't done any research and just thought he was another Aussie winemaker coming for the vintage. When he was here, he was named Winemaker of the Year!” recalls Jane. Their friendship resulted in two new wines: Jane’s Tasmanian Pinot Noir and Jim’s two barrels of Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru ‘Les Vergelesses’ In 2020, Jim and Daisy had a successful harvest at Isle Vineyard with parcels from North Tasmania and neighbours in Huon, allowing Jim to release multiple single vineyard wines alongside their regional blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root accordion_paragraphSection__v26kt MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eThe wines are getting better with every release, characterised by their bright fruit and elegant perfume, with the flesh and structure to age well. From the 2024 vintage, we are delighted to have received an allocation of Jim’s flagship estate wine, `Isle`, an elegant wine of purity and balance that is true to its site. The ‘Intrigue’ Pinot Noir, also from his estate vineyard in Huon, is a more dark-fruited expression of the vineyard. The single vineyard ‘Bird’ Pinot Noir from Pipers River is delicate and pretty, ‘Franklinii’ Huon Valley Pinot Noir is lively and vivacious, and the ‘Lutruwita’ Tasmania Pinot Noir, sourced from five growing regions across Tasmania, is complex with fresh acidity and silky tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiPaper-root MuiAccordion-root accordion_accordion__I9cut Mui-expanded MuiAccordion-rounded MuiPaper-elevation1 MuiPaper-rounded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-root MuiCollapse-entered\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapperInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiAccordionDetails-root\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eLocated in the heart of the Pipers River Region. Bird Vineyard was planted in 1998 with Pinot Noir clone 114. Soils here are sandy loam and the vineyard sits on a gentle north facing slope. Trellising is VSP with double guyot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiPaper-root MuiAccordion-root accordion_accordion__I9cut Mui-expanded MuiAccordion-rounded MuiPaper-elevation1 MuiPaper-rounded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-root MuiCollapse-entered\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapperInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiAccordionDetails-root\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1\"\u003eThe 2023 vintage in Tasmania was a cool one, and these low temperatures, combined with high levels of rainfall throughout winter and spring, disrupted flowering and delayed ripening. While yields were reduced, winemakers achieved exceptional quality, with cool temperatures creating wines with high natural acidity and finesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrapes were hand picked then cold soaked for 5 days before fermentation. Grapes were hand plunged and left in contact with skins for 10 days before pressing directly to French oak puncheons for 10 months maturation before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis wine has a complex nose with raspberry and red cherry aromas, and hints of spice. On the palate it shows elegant flavours of red fruits and mineral notes underlined by a refreshing acidity and well balanced tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wine Tasting Adventure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56673562788218,"sku":null,"price":52.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/4297\/9770\/files\/19236918-703b-4d29-b058-6adf15a4139b__250x500_0e3b5275-a134-4a1b-9df1-b5e774f0ee17.png?v=1773250002","url":"https:\/\/www.wine-ta.co.uk\/products\/2023-chatto-bird-pipers-river-pinot-noir-liberty","provider":"Wine Tasting Adventure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}