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2018 Kooyong Estate Pinot Noir

Mornington Peninsula, Vic

Inviting, complex Pinot Noir with some whole bunch input. A Mornington classic.

HIGH SCORE

$43.00

About

About the Wine

The Estate Pinot is a blend of three blocks on the Kooyong vineyard site: Meres, Haven and Ferrous - a true representation of place and vintage.

Fresh berries and a touch of pomegranate on the nose. Darker fruit shows on the palate, with some earthy spice

Wild fermented in a large oak fourdre, concrete tank and stainless steel, with a good dollop of whole bunches included. Unfined, and minimal filtering, for max flavour.

About Kooyong Estate

Kooyong is one of the icon producers of the Mornington Peninsula, and a specialist in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and also some great Pinot Gris.

The 40 hectare vineyard is in Tuerong, in the north of the region, and consists of five distinct vineyard block from which limited quantities of Single Block wines are made when vintage conditions allow.

Additional Info

From the Producer

The Kooyong vineyard is located on the Mornington Peninsula at Tuerong, on Miocene sedimentary soils. Our wines are made from domain grown, handpicked grapes and aim to manifest terroir: the integration of our geology and soils with the macroclimate of our region, the mesoclimates of the various sites within our vineyard and the weather of the annual grape growing season.

Blend : Pinot Noir (100%)
ABV : 13.5%
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2030
Bottle Size : 750ml

Expert Reviews

Critic Reviews

92Points
The Wine Front

Red fruit, a sort of potpourri and bush land perfume, a little spice and almond. Fine-boned, slightly sappy but going into a raspberry cordial sort of flavour, though has a sort of limpid quality and rather appealing fine graphite tannin. There’s some rhubarb and earth in the mix too, and the finish is clean, fairly long, and quite spicy. Some more time in bottle should serve it well. - Gary Walsh (Wine Front)

96Points
Halliday Wine Companion

An altogether stylish pinot noir, supple and long with spicy fine tannins providing the structure for dark fruit to drape itself on. There's a freshness to the wine that is the key to its success. -

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