Philip Shaw No 8 Pinot Noir, Orange, NSW

Description

Philip Shaw No 8 Pinot Noir is a red wine from the Koomooloo vineyard in Orange, New South Wales, a high altitude, cool climate vineyard site.

Philip Shaw Wines

Philip Shaw acquired the Koomooloo vineyard site in 1988. It is in proximity to the region’s highest peak, Mt Canobolas (an extinct volcano), Koomooloo vineyard rises to an altitude of 900m with red loam soils over limestone. With less than 1% of Australian vineyards above 600M, Koomooloo is one of the highest vineyards in Australia. Although it is not unusual to see snowfalls during winter and into spring, the altitude provides cooler conditions throughout the growing season.

Careful Vineyard Management

Koomooloo is a unique hand-kept vineyard with a routine of hand pruning, shoot thinning, leaf plucking, crop thinning, and hand picking happening in multiples if needed. Due to the high elevation, the climate of the Orange wine region is one of the coolest in Australia. The rainfall is winter-spring dominant. The three driest months are the ripening period of February, March and April. Orange is also noted for intense sunlight, which, coupled with the cool growing season, results in wines of bright fruit and distinct elegance.

100% Pinot Noir.

“The lucky number, my gambling number, Chinese lucky number, the ongoing eternity symbol and a snake in a knot, No.8 is the gamble.”- Philip Shaw.