Antiquum Farm Luxuria Pinot Noir 2021 (750ML)

96 WE / 17+ JR

Fruit for this bottling is taken from a 1.5-acre section in the centre of the vineyard. Pale ruby in colour with melon, red cherry, and ripe fig on the nose. A touch of oak. Very structured – elevated fine sandy tannins. A bit higher alcohol. Black-walnut bitterness and dark-cherry fruit. Amaro character. There's ample ripeness to the fruit. Fresh and elevated acidity with a lingering finish. This needs time. - Samantha Cole-Johnson, JancisRobinson

The lower elevations in the vineyard hold a one-acre parcel of vines straddling a seam between two clonal blocks. This small section of the site expresses the dark and brooding voice of Antiquum Farm. Firmly earth-rooted, its structure is a rich foundation expressing a Pinot Noir of unparalleled power and depth.

Grazing-Based Viticulture was first conceived and implemented at Antiquum Farm. The central tenet of this process is to grow wines that clearly communicate the wild and honest soul of this place and the principles of its people. Antiquum Farm is managed without fertilizers, compost, or foliar feeds in order to truly isolate our site, conserve resources, and create wines of individualistic spirit and truthful terroir. We have carefully selected animals that physically fit into the constraints of the vineyard, complement each other, and support an intricate, living, breathing ecosystem. We see our farm as a complex community where the vines are part of a whole, not the whole.—Aniquum Farm