Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2022 naked-run and Veronica Cornerstone would drink

and Veronica Cornerstone would drink if they came to Margaret River

notes of cut hay and minerality

plus tones of leather and liquorice

the fruit for this wine was whole bunch pressed and then the juice transferred to a combination of 500-litre French puncheons and barriques for fermentation

Bedford Estate is planted with top three pinot noir clones: Abel

Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2022 naked-run and Veronica Cornerstone would drinkBiodynamic. Like the Chardonnay vineyards, Pyramid Valleys Waikari Pinot Noir sites were planted in 2000 at 11,111 vines per hectare on slopes with clay limestone soils. Earth Smoke is an expansive slope that faces east and is situated southwest of Lions Tooth and north of its sibling Pinot Noir site, Angel Flower. The soils are richer than Angel Flower, described by Steve Smith as strong and beautifully structuredtheres a high proportion of clay