Lightfoot and Wolfville Ancienne Pinot Noir (750ml)

Grown on the south-facing slopes of the estate vineyard in Avonport (Dijon clones 115, 667, 777, 828, planted in 2012); sheltered by Bay of Fundy breezes and born out of meticulous viticultural effort. The 2020 growing season surpassed previous records as one of Nova Scotia’s warmest growing seasons to date. Dry weather throughout the growing season meant that disease pressure was low. Yields were below average but fruit quality was exceptionally high; an especially great vintage for still wines.

Hand-harvested and hand-sorted on October 13th. Indigenous fermentation (20% whole cluster, 80% destemmed) was followed by 21 months aging in mostly used French oak (25% 500 L puncheon, 75% 225  barrique – 12% new, 51% 3rd fill, 37% 4th fill +). Bottled September 21st 2022. Minimal sulphite addition just prior to bottling without sterile filtration.  Only 446 cases (6 x 750 mL) produced.