Description
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Winery rating “Kathleen Quealy and Kevin McCarthy were among the early waves of winemakers on the Mornington Peninsula. They challenged the status quo – most publicly by introducing Mornington Peninsula pinot gris/grigio (with great success). Behind this was improvement and diversification in site selection, plus viticulture and winemaking techniques that allowed their business to grow significantly.” James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion
Quealy Winery
Exclusively grown on our winery vineyard, the grapes are picked in the first few days of March when the grapes are a hot pink colour and still rich with acid. Whole bunch pressed with a low yield per ton captures the delicacy; zero sulphur through the process of yeast and malolactic fermentation. Another month stirred on lees and then sulphur in June, more racking and then into bottle in July 2019.
Quealy Vineyard
We care for this vineyard with organic sprays and zero herbicide. It’s surrounded by bush and clearly a fertile ground for the biomass. The vineyard is crawling with insects; beetles, snails, moths, earwigs and we don’t want them all but we have learnt to live together. We like to hurry the ripeness so we harvest before the party starts; it’s where the vineyard dictates the style.
