Here's a riper style of Pinot Noir that is right in the drinking zone now. It's a real fruit and savoury number showing fleshy plums, poached strawberries and earthiness on the nose. Meanwhile the palate is medium-bodied, smooth and savoury, with licks of subtle dark fruits, fine and gentle tannins, soft acidity, and a fulsome, slinky finish that slips down easy. This would be great some beef tenderloin.
Past Accolades and Awards:
James Halliday: 91 (2008) Good hue, albeit with some development; fragrant, spicy plum aromas on the bouquet, then a well-balanced palate, with similar plum fruit and superfine tannins.
From the Winery: This 2008 Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir is part of our carefully selected Victorian vineyard range that aims to epitomise the best these regions have to offer.
This Pinot is rich and balanced showing ripe fruit aromas of blackberry and plum. The taste is rounded and long with mellow berry flavours balanced by fine French oak tannins.
Sourced from the very maritime Mornington Peninsula, this vineyard near Mt. Martha consistently produces ripe full flavoured fruit, rich in plum and strawberry characters with great acid levels and dark red colours.
