Pinot Noir

Made on the lonely south coast 

Lonely Shore is a small batch pinot producer based in Denmark, Western Australia. We make 200 cases a year released each spring. As pinot lovers, we are inspired by the site, and the vineyard is our main focus. Our aim is to capture the intricacies of the fruit with minimal interference.

DeiTos Vineyard

DeiTos vineyard is located on an elevated clearing in the Middlesex subregion 6km south east of the town of Manjimup on the family property of Fabio & Katrina Deitos. Established in 1996, the vineyard is planted east west and is dry farmed on a complex mix of karri and jarrah loams over deep gravels.

Winemaking

Fruit is handpicked, cold soaked and fermented in two parcels. When stems are ripe a whole bunch component is fermented separately which contributes 10%-20% to the final blend. It is then basket pressed and gravity movement is used as much as possible. It spends 8 months in oak (10% new) and bottled unfined and unfiltered. This site is typically broody and savoury displaying a firm tannin structure and graphite minerality.