ChaLou Orange Pinot Noir 2024
$45.00
Description
93 Points Halliday Wine Companion - "40% whole bunch and remaining whole berry. Matured in 10% new French oak. Some deep tones of black fig and Bing cherries. A push of violet and lavender spice that works well with its treat bag of spices. There is crushed beetle, poppy seed and star anise. Turned potting soil and porcini mushroom. The bunch element manages to dial up the extract, providing quite a sinewy tannin palate. This has muscle as well as finesse. Think along the lines of a kick-ass pilates trainer. A wine to watch. Drink 2024-2030"
Tempting Pinot Noir. Succulent red berry fruits with tones of dried thyme and pomegranate on the nose. Palate is light-medium bodied with ripe red cherry and subtle spice framed by savoury tannins. Minimal filtration and sulfur additions prior to bottling. No fining = Vegan Friendly.
ABOUT CHALOU WINES - 2025 HALLIDAY DARK HORSE WINERY WINNER
Steve and Nadja both grew up on family vineyards. Nadja in Canowindra (40 minutes down the hill from Orange) and Steve in Wauchope, not far from Port Macquarie. They first met when studying winemaking at Charles Sturt university together in 2008. Following their studies, they each went their separate ways working and traveling in wine both domestically and abroad. In 2014 they each came to orange for winemaking opportunities and from then on they have been inseparable. Steve started in Orange as a part of the winemaking team at Cumulus Wines before taking the reins of Nadja’s family winery “Wallington Wines” in 2017, overseeing the viticulture, winemaking, and wine sales. Nadja has spent the past 7 years winemaking for renowned local brand “Philip Shaw Wines”. In 2020 they purchased a vineyard in Orange and here they have developed their own band ChaLou Wines. They are passionate about what they do, making expressive delicious wine and are dedicated to working sustainably with the land. ChaLou Wines has won 2025 Halliday Dark Horse Winery.