Quartier Pinot Noir 2022

Mornington Peninsula Pinot is ever so slowly earning its rightful place in the pantheon of great Pinot regions around the globe, long overdue. This example is from Estate vineyards in Tuerong, Balnarring and Red Hill sub-regions on the Peninsula. Fermentation was in open vats with wild yeasts for 16 to 18 days, then ten months in French oak of varying sizes – barrels, puncheons and large format foudre – of which 12% were new. A lovely pale crimson colour, we have red fruit aromas, rose petals, spices, dried herbs and some sweet milk chocolate notes. A seamless style, there is also a savouriness to it with some smoked meat notes emerging over very fine tannins and bright acidity with decent length. In a few years, this should rate an even higher score.