Quealy Wines KKO1 Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022 (6 Bottles) Mornington Peninsula

$270.00 GST Included

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Organic. 2022 is just the fourth release of the KK01, but this wine has already secured its position as a mainstay among Quealy’s fantastic range of Mornington Pinot Noirs.

The fruit is sourced from two blocks of dry-grown MV6 vines in Quealy’s certified-organic home vineyard in Balnarring. These vines, planted in 1996, are a stone’s throw from the famed, old-vine Seventeen Rows plot.

The aim for KK01 has always been to craft a delicious, earth-to-glass Pinot with immediate charm and early appeal. Hence, there’s a strong carbonic element and less time on skins than in the Seventeen Rows, for example.

There is also little by way of sulphur additions and no impact from new wood. The fruit was destemmed and fermented as whole berries with no plunging. The wine was pressed after 12 days and sent to seasoned puncheons for 12 months’ maturation.

Though there may not be much of it—yields were dramatically low in 2022 for this certified-organic estate—it’s clear KK01 is hitting its straps. Popping with fresh-berry fragrance and savoury, spicy depth, it’s a real charmer.

“Medium red with purple tints and a bright red-berry fruit bouquet with blueberry/violet, red-cherry and gently chocolaty aromas, the palate light-medium bodied and soft with fine powdery tannins and very accessible now. Delicious pinot.” 93 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

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About Quealy Wines

This Pinot Noir vineyard was established by Doctors Campbell and Christine Penfold in 1994. In the 90s, new premium clones became available – slightly bigger, looser bunches that controlled vine vigour and ripened to effusive dark crimsons, indicating a great volume of tannin. The greatness of their vineyard stems from the clonal selection of MV6, 114 and 115 with the confluence of shallow, clay-rich soils in the warmer sub region of Balnarring.

Campbell & Christine Penfold’s vineyard is located on the coastal plain, 30 metres elevation behind Balnarring Village. The vineyard maturity is evident in the profound flavour of the wine. The soil is duplex; the top soil is a mixture of alluvial clay and the red soils washed down from the Red Hill above. This upper zone is quite shallow; underneath is a less permeable clay now broached by the roots of the mature vines. Irrigation is no longer or rarely necessary.

The vines are pruned to a single arch, minimizing vigour, reducing canopy size and forcing the grapes to ripen. The style of wine is very concentrated, masculine and satisfying for a Pinot Noir drinker.

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