Tolpuddle Vineyard, established in 1988, is a distinguished cool-climate winery situated in Tasmania's Coal River Valley, near Richmond and approximately 20 minutes from Hobart. The vineyard is renowned for its exceptional single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In 2011, it was acquired by Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw, proprietors of Shaw + Smith in South Australia's Adelaide Hills, who have since elevated its reputation to international acclaim. 

All hand-picked fruit is fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches, in open wooden and stainless fermenters, with gentle plunging. Aged for 10 months in French oak, of which about one third was new.

Winemaker Notes

Intensely aromatic, a darker fruit spectrum and complex savoury spice is interwoven seamlessly with firm, structural tannin. Fruit density and depth of flavour reflect the cool season. This wine is not without the bright, aromatic freshness we expect from cool climate Pinot Noir. Tolpuddle