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Contact Details
| Contact name: |
Chris Cormac |
| Phone: |
03 9354 4961 |
| Fax: |
03 9354 4961 |
| Address: |
P.O. Box 227 Woodend Victoria 3442 |
| Website: |
www.pegeric.com |
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About Us
PEGERIC
Founded 1987
635metres above sea level
Dry grown , mulched , Integrated Pest Management used
Minimum Sprays used
Close planted 1-5m x1-5m (Very rare in Australia )
Harvest Dates late April –mid May (Red ) Late June – July (Sweet )
New French Oak used
Extended Bottle Age before Release
Unfiltered or minimum Filtration used
Annual production only around 100 Dozen 750 ml bottles
Winery Details
| Cellar door: |
No Cellar Door available |
Featured Wines:
- Pegeric Pinot Noir: Aged in new French oak for varying times up until 3 years . Ultimately , this experimentation will show the ideal time to be kept in oak. Yields are kept extremely low (.5 kg to 1 kg / vine ) Extend cellaring before release. Current release 1999 vintage
- Pegeric Pinot Noir Late Picked Sweet Style: Another very rare wine style in Australia. Current vintage 2005 shows some Botrytis influence , is luscious but has a nice clean crisp acid finish and low alcohol
Wine Stockists:
- Lakehouse , Daylesford
- Sequoia , Woodend
- Hyatt , Canberra
- Cru 54 , Sydney
- Tylden General Store , Tylden
Wine Awards:
- Oldest Pinot to win an award at 2007 Red Hill International –Silver
- Oldest and highest placed Pinot to win an award at 2007 Royal Melbourne Class55 –Bronze
- Oldest Pinot in the world to win an award at 2007 Shanghai International Wine Competition – Silver
- Oldest Red wine in the world to win an award at the 2007 Japan Wine Challenge –GOLD (1700 wine from 22 countries ! )
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