Cleanskin Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2023 750ml

“Bright Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir with dark cherry, plum, spice and fine savoury tannins.”

Cleanskin Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2023 is one of those bottles that makes you wonder why the label needs to be doing all the heavy lifting.

Dark cherry and plum lead the way, with bright red fruit, gentle oak spice and a little earthy character underneath. The palate is light to medium bodied, fresh and nicely textured, with fine tannins and a savoury finish.

This cleanskin is produced by a promient Clare Valley Winery and gives you genuine cool climate Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir character without the usual Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir price tag. It is fresh enough for a casual glass, but has enough detail and structure to work properly at the dinner table.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Dark cherry, plum, soft earth, mint and gentle spice.

Palate: Light to medium bodied with bright red fruit, subtle oak spice and fine tannins.

Finish: Fresh and savoury with lingering cherry, earth.

About The Winery

This cleanskin comes from an established family owned South Australian winery with more than four decades of winemaking behind it. The team has built a strong reputation for producing regional wines with freshness, balance and plenty of character, working with fruit from some of South Australia’s best known cool climate regions.

For this 2023 Pinot Noir, the focus is firmly on the Adelaide Hills. Cooler conditions help retain bright cherry and plum fruit, natural acidity and the fine savoury tannins that make good Pinot Noir so easy to enjoy.

And that is really the beauty of a good cleanskin. The winery may be keeping its name off the front label, but the quality is still very much in the bottle. 

About The Region

The Adelaide Hills is one of Australia’s great cool climate regions, with altitude and cooler conditions making it particularly well suited to Pinot Noir.

Those conditions help Pinot hold onto freshness and natural acidity while still developing ripe cherry and plum fruit. In a good year, you get a wine that feels bright and elegant rather than heavy, which is exactly what this 2023 clean skin is aiming for.

Cellaring Potential

Cleanskin Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2023 is drinking very well now and is really at its best for its fresh fruit and savoury edge. Enjoy now or over the next three to four years under good storage conditions.

Details

Vintage: 2023
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Bottle Size: 750ml
Wine Style: Cool climate Pinot Noir
Wine Sweetness: Dry
Wine Body: Light to medium bodied