Stonier Pinot Noir 2023 13.5% 750ml
Stonier Pinot Noir 2023 13.5% 750ml
Stonier is one of Australia's leading producers of premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir crafted from a selection of the Mornington Peninsula's oldest vines. Each wine showcases the region's cool maritime climate and the winery's unique southerly position on the edge of Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. The foundation of Stonier's success is built upon the cultivation of these two cool-climate varieties and their dedication to the practice of viticulture and winemaking.
APPEARANCE
Deep crimson with a ruby tinged hue.
AROMA
Complex and layered. Laden with spices, rhubarb and raspberry fruits and some roasted herbal notes.
PALATE
Rounded, but bright red fruits balanced with soft powdery tannins to give a long savoury finish. A Pinot Noir that will give a little more each time you open it over the next 3-4 years.
REGION NOTES
The whole region is surrounded by water on its three sides - Bass Strait, Port Phillip Bay and Western Port Bay - making the region a true maritime climate with no vineyard site in the Mornington Peninsula further than 7km from the ocean. The Mornington Peninsula's soils differ across the region, ranging from deep fertile sandy soils in the northern area, yellow and brown soils over friable, well-drained clay and russet-red volcanic-based soils in the south. Elevation ranges between 25-250m and the mean January temperature sits at 19.4C.
VINIFICATION
The fruit was primarily de-stemmed into small open two and three-tonne fermenters, with daily hand plunging and gentle pump-overs during fermentation. 10% of the fruit was fermented separately as whole bunches. After 12-22 days on skins, the wine was pressed to a mix of fine-grain French oak puncheons and barriques (10% new) for malo-lactic fermentation and maturation (9 months).