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

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The only blended Pinot in the range is drawn from all four of Quealy’s premium vineyards, from the lower-lying Campbell & Christine to the late-ripening Musk Creek Vineyard. Planted to different clones and with varying vine age, what binds these sites is Quealy’s viticulture: the estate manages every vine. Each portion of the batch was matured individually in a mixture of new and older barrels for 15 months before assembling and bottling.

With the fruit selected for ripeness and gentle tannin, this is the estate’s most generous and early drinking Pinot. It’s fragrant, fleshy and open, packed full of wild strawberries and rhubarb, a touch of bramble and a lovely hint of reduction. It’s poised and composed, with fresh acidity and a light tannic grip matching the bright and silky primary flavours. It’s pure, crisp and delicately delicious.

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Description

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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