Lyon's Will Estate - Pinot Noir

Lyon's Will four Pinot Noir clones are picked separately, but each clone is treated in the same way. In all cases they're picked at first light to preserve freshness. All fruit are then bought into the winery and processed immediately. The fruit is destemmed and placed into one tonne stainless steel fermenters where they undergo a week of cold soaking until wild fermentation sets in.

They do not inoculate, adjust for acidity, or add enzymes. Depending on the year and the ripeness of the stems we may add up to 15% whole bunches. All our fermentations are relatively cool, reaching 27 - 28 degrees, this ensures our wines are very fragrant but generally slightly less intense in colour. After three to four weeks on skins the must is hand loaded into our 800kg basket press for pressing. The Pinot Noir is matured in French barriques (25% new) for 10 - 15 months, after which it is moved to tank, settled, racked and bottled. After one year of bottle age our Pinot Noir is released.

Lyon's Will Estate is an 18 acre boutique winery, located in the Macedon Ranges, growing, producing, and bottling every aspect aspect of their land and environment in each bottle.
A project of love driven by wine makers and vignerons Ollie Rapson & Renata Morello
Committed to sustainability, minimal modifications, natural outcomes.