2015 Ten Minutes by Tractor Wallis Vineyard Pinot Noir

The single vineyard wines produced by Ten Minutes by Tractor are special, with each of them having distinct differences yet a consistent thread of fruit, oak influence and winemaking excellence.

It's interesting to note that the Wallis Pinot Noir has the least proportion of new oak, yet it’s impact is seemingly more obvious than on the other single vineyard wines, no doubt due to the slightly fleshier plum and rhubarb fruit that emphasis the spicy richness that comes from the oak.

A light red in the glass with good clarity that’s consistent with all the Pinot releases, the nose has a similar sap and smokey note and also benefits from fuller plum and dark cherry fruit and the before a baking spice lift.

A medium to full bodied Pinot with everything in it’s place now, but also having the pedigree to cellar for at least a decade, layers of plum and dark cherry are bound by spice with drying, taut tannins a beautiful contrast. Lingering rhubarb, cherry and earth to finish.