Our Wines
2022 Paringa Estate LJM Pinot Noir
RRP: $250.00
An ethereal perfume of dark cherries, spice and turned earth, leads onto a magical palate. It has exceptional depth of flavour and power. Sensuous, silky tannins glide across the long, intriguing palate. The pinnacle, only made in exceptional vintages.
Vintage & Winery Notes
LJM is the latest addition to the Paringa Estate portfolio. Quite simply, it’s the best of the best; a blend of our finest single vineyard barrels of pinot noir, from an exceptional vintage, 2022.
It’s a wine which has taken several decades to create. The fruit comes from our oldest pinot noir blocks, planted in 1988. It is handpicked, destemmed, and fermented in our 3,500 Litre French oak foudres. It is then aged in a combination of new and old barrels. The final stage is an extensive tasting of all the wines by Lindsay and Jamie to choose which barrels will go into the blend.
Technical Notes
Picking Date: 29th March 2022
Wine Maker: Lindsay McCall & Jamie McCall
Alc level: 13.5%
Brix at Harvest: 23-23.5o
Total Acidity: 6.1 g/L
Wine pH: 3.5
Reviews
"Absolutely singing with electric energy – a line of energy running from the back to the front, vibrating with energy. But it's a pretty serious wine, clenched with white-knuckle tension, masses of minerality, chalk and chew. Dried tarragon and dill. Cherry sherbet and dried cranberries and vanilla-pod dust. Blood orange, pomegranate. Cherry stem and cherry stone bring layers of herbs and minerality. Complex, thrilling and with substantial length." 17.5/20 Points, Tamlyn Currin for Jancis Robinson