Scorpo Wines 2023 Norien Pinot Noir (12 Bottles) Mornington Peninsula

by CellarHand

$448.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

Lovely rendition of estate-grown Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir. Fresh raspberries, mulberries and boysenberries present first and foremost, complemented by a mix of spices such as clove and Chinese fivespice, then finished off with a hint of violets and bouquet garni.

The palate is uniform, direct and poised with a gentle roundness. Again fresh berries dominate the palate, along with raspberry lemonade and ruby grapefruit with plentiful fine chalky tannins and a fresh crunch to finish that reminds us that this wine appears fine and delicate but has ample strength to evolve over a fair while. – Paul Scorpo

The 2021 Scorpo Noirien Pinot Noir is all from estate fruit. 18% of the blend was 115 clone handpicked from Stanleys Road on 10/3/21. no whole bunches. 13.1 Baume. It was given a five-day cold soak and fermented with no whole bunches, coming off skins after 21 days. 22% is MV6 from Stanleys Road picked 16/3/21 and given a five-day cold soak before fermentation with 10% whole bunches. It likewise spent 21 days on skins. The other 60% is also MV6, this time from the Big Hill block on the Stanleys Road Vineyard. Picked on 21/0321 and 22/03/21. and given a six-day cold soak before fermentation with 10% whole bunches. It spent 23 days on skins. All wild yeast fermented. 62% of the blend was matured in 2- to 5-year-old French oak, with the balance left in a 5000-litre concrete tank. Bottled without fining or filtration.

A lively and intense nose captures a wide range of berries. Fresh raspberries, mulberries and boysenberries present first and foremost, complemented by a mix of spices such as clove and Chinese fivespice, then finished off with a hint of violets and bouquet garni. The palate is uniform, direct and poised with a gentle roundness. Again fresh berries dominate the palate, along with raspberry lemonade and ruby grapefruit with plentiful fine chalky tannins and a fresh crunch to finish that reminds us that this wine appears fine and delicate but has ample strength to evolve over a fair while. – Paul Scorpo

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Scorpo Wines are distinctive, in that the wines are made to express the flavours of the new world, in the style of the old world. They reflect their location and the unique characteristics of the soil and climate they are grown in.

We chose Mornington Peninsula for the unique climatic conditions of the area, which are ideal for growing high quality cool climate varietals, especially Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.. The vineyard is operated under the principle that quality wines are made from low-yielding, hand-picked crops. And that the vineyard determines the ultimate quality of the wine. We farm sustainably.

All grapes are handpicked and wild yeast fermented in concrete fermenters, old and new oak barrels and Stainless steel fermenters. Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Bestia, our amber wine, are open-vat fermented. Chardonnay and Pinot Gris are fermented in old and new barrels, with batches of Pinot Gris, sometimes Concrete fermented. Each varietal clone is vinified individually to ensure that terroir differences are highlighted.

CellarHand

CellarHand is a fine-wine importer and wholesale distributor, with a portfolio featuring some of the most sought-after estates of Germany, Austria, France and Italy, as well some of the greatest producers from Australia and New Zealand. Our ethos has always been to build a portfolio as you’d construct the perfect wine list. We work with small, family producers who express the best of their regions. The wines we sell are the wines we enjoy, and the people who make them are like family to us. They are wines that taste of where they come from, and though they’re steeped in history and stamped with the signature of their terroir, they’re more than ever relevant – and desirable – to the Australian diner of today.

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