Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir 2023 (6 Bottles) Mornington Peninsula

by Fine Wine Cellars

$199.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

Barney Flanders’ decision to reclassify his Pinot fruit this year has taken the 2020 release to another level. With no Balnarring scheduled for release this year, Le Stagiaire is the obvious beneficiary, and 50% of the blend is drawn from some of the top Merricks blocks. This portion also takes in 15% whole-bunch from the prized Merricks Terre de Feu parcel, bringing loads of spice.

Across the blend, the grapes were sorted then mostly de-stemmed and fermented in concrete using indigenous yeast, with minimal hand plunging and some three weeks on skins. The wine was then aged for six months on lees, in concrete, foudre and used 300-litre barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. This is loaded with raspberry, white strawberry and nettle notes on both the nose and palate. It’s super-bright, fresh and cool.

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About Us

Garagiste premium Mornington Peninsula wines truly express a sense of the place where they were grown. Focusing on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir we intend to highlight the subtleties of the Peninsula’s different sub-regions with small batches of very limited wines.

Garagiste is the brainchild of Barnaby Flanders.

After leaving Allies Wines in 2003 he embarked on a mission to produce small batch premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay under his own label in his beloved Mornington Peninsula.

Barney loves the sub-regionality to be exploited in Mornington Peninsula, the slight alterations in aspect and soil profile within this small wine producing region provide him with the scaffolding around which he builds his stunning harem of small batch wines.

They are only ever made in small quantities so time is of the essence if you want to explore the world of Garagiste.

Fine Wine Cellars

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