Gypsy Caravan Tamar Pinot Noir 2015
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Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list. Nothing to pay today!
people have already reserved their case
Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list today. There are no tie-ins or commitments, you can take your name off the list at any point. We'll email you a week or two before the wine arrives, then pop your wines in the post (unless you tell us not to). There's absolutely nothing to pay today. You simply settle up when we ship you the wine. Please click here for a full list of FAQS.
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list. Nothing to pay today!
people have already reserved their case
About the wine
Tasmanian wonder!
- Looking for something a little different in your Pinot? You've found it! The fruit used to create this wine comes from two vineyards on the west bank of the Tamar Valley. Both sites are sloped to the river and ripen earlier than many other vineyards in the valley. 2015 climate conditions produced grapes with perfect balance of acid, tannin ripeness and medium alcohol.
- From the two vineyards, there were eleven different batches separated by clones. There were five clones in all, hand picked, and fermented naturally in open fermenters with no additions. No, we're not talking about clones from Gallifrey, Dr Who fans, but rather variations in the variety by bunch size, flavour concentration and time of ripening. When it came to blending, Cynthea and David had a huge range of flavours to draw from. This is where their creativity shines!
- A deep scarlet colour will fill your glass, with perfumed aromas of violets and cherries leaping out. The first sip is like devouring a cup of summer berries! Fresh, red, juicy and delicious. The palate opens up, with savoury and spicy flavours, plush sweet fruit and tannins as soft and slippery as a crepe. It's medium bodied and beautiful from bottle to the bottom of your glass; certainly the kind of wine you want to have for a special occasion with great food and with great company. Get in quick to secure some of this small batch wonder for yourself!
Best before
Gypsy Caravan Pinots are definitely worth ageing; use a temperate environment with minimal temperature changes. This wine will age for at least ten years, but is also made to enjoy now.
Serving advice
As a young wine it will benefit from decanting to let it open up and develop aromas. Try pouring a glass then decanting the rest and looking at the difference. It is said that one decantation can age a wine by one year. Using a decanter with a wide bottom and narrow top opens the wines up without the aromas escaping.
Food match
Cynthea and David love eating local foods with their wines. A favourite with their Pinot Noir is quail farmed about 20kms away from the winery. Pinot Noir also goes great with Tasmanian salmon fillets. Then in winter, try it with a fabulous cassoulet.
Contains sulphites
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Australia
Tasmania
Pinot noir
Smooth Red
13.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Fairtrade
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Cynthea & David Feldheim
This canny couple from the Tamar Valley has captivated Angels with their Gypsy Caravan offerings of tiny volume, hand-made deliciousness. The name reflects freedom, the ‘wild’ way the wines are made and the close relationship they have with this pristine place.
Cynthea has been making wine magic for 23 years. Bitten by the wine bug when her parents moved from San Francisco to Tassie and planted their own vineyard, she ended up studying winemaking and wine marketing. Then the world became her vinous oyster!
It’s hard to find great Tasmanian wines by little family winemakers like these outside of cellar doors and fancy restaurants. The Feldheim's exclusive access to parcels of lovingly tended fruit from mature vines means their Tamar Valley tipples are the next level in quality and value. Angel support has been so powerful, they’ve been able to take over the family vineyard - the first Tasmanian cellar door - and return it to its former glory.
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