• 2021
  • Mornington Peninsula

Pinot Noir

$60
  • Category Red
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
  • Range Collection
  • Region Mornington Peninsula
  • Wine Style Elegant & refined
  • Food Pairing Rabbit stew, mushroom dishes, poultry, hard cheeses.
Description

The timing was tricky, but we got it right and were rewarded with this superb wine with intense fruit and vibrant freshness.

BEST MORNINGTON PENINSULA PINOT NOIR TROPHY 2022

95 POINTS - RAY JORDAN WINE

'Beautiful. Comes from a mix of Capella vineyard blocks, with the handpicked fruit destemmed and then fermented in open stainless steel fermenters. The wine was pressed to tank post-ferment and racked into French oak barrels where it sat for 10 months using 33% new oak from four select French oak coopers before bottling. Has a lovely bright red fruit. Gorgeous texture and fruit vibrancy with a fine chalky tannin thread and perfectly weighted oak. Quite low alcohol here at 12.1 alc/vol but there is excellent fruit. Yet there is a beautiful elegance and freshness here that extends through to a long vibrant finish. Largely from this site but some from a small lease vineyard. This was a very good season in Mornington. Fresh and bright with supple fleshy palate. The wine was awarded the Best of Region Trophy at the 2022 Australian Pinot Noir Challenge.' Ray Jordan

Limit 12 bottles per customer

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  • Category Red
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
  • Range Collection
  • Region Mornington Peninsula
  • Wine Style Elegant & refined
  • Food Pairing Rabbit stew, mushroom dishes, poultry, hard cheeses.

TASTING NOTES

It’s easy to see why the Mornington Peninsula is one of Australia’s premier Pinot Noir regions in this wine of vibrant cherry fruits, spicy oak and earthy complexity. The palate is silky smooth and has velvety tannin.

TEMPERATURE 12˚C - 18˚C (On a hot day, don’t be afraid to pop it in the fridge to cool slightly)
CELLAR POTENTIAL | Now to 2029

REGION & SEASON

WINE REGION
The Mornington Peninsula is a maritime region about 50km south-east of Melbourne city centre. The climate is moderated by sea breezes year-round and the weather is famously capricious, giving rise to Melbourne’s signature “four seasons in one day”. Summers are generally mild and autumn is warm and calm. A spine of hills runs down the centre of the peninsula and vineyards at about 200m elevation are slightly cooler than those on low lands. The region is characterised by small, family-owned vineyards. It is particularly well suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

SEASON
It was a warm, dry season leading into what looked like a very early harvest before a short spell of rain and cool weather in February allowed us to take a breath and regroup. It also allowed precious extra hang time so Pinot Noir fruit could build excellent flavour. Sure enough, it got mad in late February, when everything seemed to ripen at once. Timing was crucial and we made the call to begin picking earlier than most, thus avoiding a heatwave and retaining fresh, vibrant flavour and balance. The harvest was short, early and hectic, but oh so exciting.

WINEMAKING

This wine is from select vineyards on the peninsula as well as our own Capella Vineyard in Bittern, making it a true representation of the region and the season. The fruit was harvested by hand then chilled overnight at the winery before destemming and fermentation in open fermenters with hand plunging. A small parcel (about 5%) was fermented in whole bunches to increase complexity. The wine was matured for 11 months in a mix of new and seasoned oak barriques from a selection of coopers.

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