The Pinot Noir grapes were hand harvested then de-stemmed without crushing via gravity system into 1.0 and 4 tonne open fermenters. Five percent whole bunches with semi lignified stems were added directly to the open fermenters. The must was soaked for 2 days at 5 degrees Celsius, with no sulphur dioxide. 10 days fermentation then pressed off. 10% new Kadar puncheons 40% to 5 year old, freshly shaved Vicard French oak puncheons and the balance remained in stainless steel.

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Artemis wines are produced by the Balog family in the Southern Highlands region. Winemaker brothers, Anton and Mark Balog began making wine here in 1996 with passion to produce wines of European complexity and structure with intense Australian varietal definition.

We teamed up with Anton to bring frankly superb cool climate Pinot Noir from NSW from his estate to our portfolio and with luck into the glasses of Sydney and Melbourne showcasing what an emerging region we have on our doorstep with some great winemaking a contemporary labelling.