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Wine Information
The first release Dawson & James Pinot Noir was made from vines planted on the Meadowbank vineyard in 1989, so this wine celebrates the vineyard's 21st!
The grapes were handpicked on 6th April after early season bunch thinning to achieve even ripeness and maturity.
Our picking decision was guided by a desire to attain bunch stalks and seeds that were lignified at a pleasingly low level of sugar ripeness, and grapes with positive flavour...