Dawson & James Island Belle Pinot Noir 2024The 2024 growing season was drier than normal with temperatures being slightly higher than the long term average. The grapes were hand picked on 21st March, three weeks earlier than the previous vintage with both MV6 and 115 clone Pinot Noir being used. Forty percent of whole bunches were retained for inclusion in open fermenters which were allowed to undergo fermentation with naturally occurring wild yeast. Following a short maceration on skins at