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The winery is surrounded by ancient Grenache bushvines that were planted in 1934. If you were to look up the world ?gnarly? in the dictionary, a picture of these vines would give you an ideal visual definition. The winery itself is small, consisting of a tasting room, a kitchen/lab, a barrel-filled aging room and another room that holds the huge blending tanks that were purchased back in the 1950?s by Drew Noon's father. If you stand at the winery door facing outwards, the block of vineyard immediately in front of you would contain just about the oldest vines on the property. This is the same vineyard that provides the grapes for the Noon Eclipse every year. Yields in this particular block are even lower because this lies in the highest point of the property and the soil is very dry. The vines have to really work to produce any sort of juice. The grapes that are eventually harvested are small, intense nuggets of flavorful juice.
"During
my trip to South Australia I visited with owners Andrew and Rae Noon. They are
part of the young, open-minded generation (Rea's father also made wine) that is
guided by one goal ... to produce the most uncompromising product
possible. Interestingly, I had a chance to taste the Noon offerings opened
in my presence against bottles opened twenty-four and seventy-two hours earlier.
Remarkably, there was not much difference. Even from bottles that had been
opened for three days, the wines were still exhibiting incredible amounts of
fruit as well as concentration. This always indicates the potential for
longevity." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
Eclipse
A Grateful Palate Selection |
