Maison de Turps 2023 Tumbarumba Noir en Blanc but rather a fun experiment

but rather a fun experiment due to having excess Pinot Noir

ripe stonefruit

The 2023 Noir en Blanc is made using hand-picked Pinot Noir grown by Juliet Cullen at Excelsior Peak Vineyard at an elevation of 630m in the southern part of Tumbarumba (Western slopes of the Snowy Mountains)

The fruit was whole-bunch pressed in a basket press to concrete egg

This wine was made with very little intent or pretense

Maison de Turps 2023 Tumbarumba Noir en Blanc but rather a fun experimentThe 2023 Noir en Blanc is made using hand picked Pinot Noir grown by Juliet Cullen at Excelsior Peak Vineyard at an elevation of 630m in the southern part of Tumbarumba (Western slopes of the Snowy Mountains). The fruit was whole bunch pressed in a basket press to concrete egg, where it picked up very minimal colour from the slow pressing process resulting in an enticing light amber colour. Both primary and full malolactic fermentation took place