{"title":"Mornington Peninsula","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"quealy-balnarring-pinot-grigio-2022","title":"Quealy Balnarring Pinot Grigio 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuealy Balnarring Pinot Grigio is a wild-fermented dry Grigio from two estate-managed vineyards near the winery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHester and the Campbell and Christine have both been under Quealy management since 2003, which is long enough to know exactly when to pick each block. Whole bunches go to the press and only the most delicate stretch of the cycle is accepted, and the juice settles overnight without sulphur. Twenty per cent passed four weeks in François Frères puncheons, a way of softening new barrels before the Pinot Noir arrives, then went back into the stainless-steel blend. Every ferment here is wild. Where the Gris gets some lees stirring, this deliberately gets none, because Tom McCarthy wants the steel and the tension left intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrisp and mineral, with green pear, citrus peel and a chalky bite at the end. Serve it properly cold, around 9 degrees, but not straight from the freezer. Oysters, grilled flathead, chicken schnitzel, or a bowl of clams with garlic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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This is all estate Gris grown on basalt-derived volcanic soils, 180 to 210 metres up on Main Ridge with Western Port below and the Bass Strait breeze running through the rows. The dry-grown vines were planted in 1997. Pressing follows an Alsatian model, with whole bunches loaded and extracted slowly over twelve hours, taking only the gentlest phenolics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe pear, red apple skin and honeyed spice with a mineral, faintly bitter finish and plenty of texture. Serve at 10 to 11 degrees, not colder. Roast pork with apple, chicken and tarragon, or a board of hard cheese and quince paste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Planted in 1997 to mostly MV6, it is a marginal spot for Pinot Noir, which means small crops and a great deal of canopy work. Fruit was fully destemmed and fermented as whole berries, with no sulphur added until pressing so the vineyard's biology could leave its mark. Four weeks on skins in two- and three-tonne vessels, one gentle plunge a day, and only free-run juice to barrel, a quarter of it François Frères.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed and dark cherry, dried herbs and a savoury, earthy finish, with tannins that are fine and slightly austere in the best way. Sixteen degrees, with air. Serve alongside duck breast, roast lamb, or a plate of mushrooms and polenta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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In 2019, late ripening shortened the maceration a little, and the skins came out after 163 days. Basket pressing happened at the end of winter, with the wine's only sulphur, four grams per litre, going in at that point, before racking to puncheons for another twelve months. Amphora suits the variety here, giving oxygen and texture without any flavour of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep gold, with quince, bruised apple, dried herb and a chewy phenolic grip through the finish. Serve at 12 degrees in a wine glass, not a flute or tumbler. It wants food: roast pork, chicken with preserved lemon, or a hard sheep cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The site faces north at 120 to 150 metres, sheltered and warm, and between that and the relative youth of the vines the Gris comes out exuberantly fruity. Whole bunches were pressed over six hours at low pressure in the Alsatian manner, free-run only, mostly steel with a fifth in French oak, and lees-stirred until November.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe pear, nectarine and a dab of ginger spice, with lees-derived weight and a dry, clean finish. Serve at 10 degrees. Try it with pork and apple, a chicken and leek pie, or soft cheeses on toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Grapes were fed into open-top amphorae as they were harvested, fermenting on skins for six months before basket pressing, a rough settling and twelve months in old French puncheons. In a season defined by low yields, the Peninsula's less fashionable varieties fared better than its Pinot and Chardonnay, and a long cool ripening let the late-finishing grapes build flavour at their own pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe citrus and white florals on the nose, savoury flavours working against bright fruit, with grippy structure, balanced acidity and a saline finish. Thirteen to fourteen degrees. Try it with roast chicken, grilled octopus, charcuterie, or a plate of manchego and quince.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit was hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed into a single old 500-litre puncheon for fermentation, followed by nine months on its large, soft lees. There is always an aniseed thread through the finished wine, sitting alongside the saline and mineral notes that mark this site out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicate aromatics of citrus, saline minerals and green mango lead to a direct, linear palate, balanced in weight, tension and phenolic grip. Drink it at 9 to 10 degrees. Oysters, salt-baked fish or a plate of fresh curd cheese with good bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Depth, finesse and cellaring potential are the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilky and perfumed, with red cherry and fine tannins. Pour at 14–16°C with duck, mushroom risotto or roast quail, or put a bottle away; it will keep developing over several years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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This estate bottling is made to drink with freshness and perfume, showing the red-fruited, fine-boned side of the local style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright and supple, with red cherry and gentle tannins. A slight chill brings out the freshness, so aim for 14–16°C and serve it with roast duck, salmon, mushroom dishes or charcuterie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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It's handled the same way as the estate wines: gently, with wild ferments and a light hand on oak, so red fruit, spice and fine tannin come through. Think of it as an easy, early-drinking way into the house style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuicy and supple, with red cherry and gentle spice. It drinks well now and will hold over the next few years. Try it slightly cool, 14–16°C, with roast chicken, mushroom risotto, grilled salmon or charcuterie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit is hand-picked and gently handled, and the oak is kept in check.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTightly focused and mineral, with citrus and white peach. It will reward several years in the cellar. Serve at 10–12°C with crayfish, roast chicken or pan-fried snapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Chill to 8–10°C and serve with seafood, pork, Asian flavours or soft cheeses, drinking it over the next two to three years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Tension, citrus and texture lead, and it rewards a few years in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine and saline, with citrus and white stone fruit over a chalky finish. Try it at 10–12°C with oysters, crab, grilled white fish or lemony roast chicken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit is hand-picked and gently handled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrisp and dry, with delicate red fruit. Serve it chilled, 7–9°C, with oysters, prawns, salads or a Mediterranean grazing plate, and drink it young while it's freshest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The family's broader focus is Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris, all hand-picked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicate red-fruit notes on a pale, dry, crisp palate. Good with oysters, prawns, salads or a Mediterranean-style grazing plate, well chilled at 7–9°C. Drink it young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fifteen botanicals in all, with long pepper, orange peel, lemon myrtle, lavender, coriander and ginger adding complexity and plenty of juniper to balance the saline side. Neutral grain spirit is taken to 92 per cent on a hybrid CARL still and cut back, the juniper macerated overnight, everything else added in the morning for a day's run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaline and citrussy with a herbal, fennel-edged core and a refined, textural finish, a winemaker's gin in the best sense. Over ice with tonic and a strip of orange peel, or in a Martini with a green olive. 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Distillation happens under Brogan Carr's eye on a hybrid CARL still, and the finished spirit rests four to six weeks before cutting, blending and bottling. Nothing is wasted: the juniper is macerated overnight to get everything out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoastal is the right word, salty and fresh and citrus-driven, with a textural middle and a balanced finish. Serve it long with tonic, ice and a wedge of grapefruit, or short in a Martini with a splash of olive brine. 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This was designed to carry the depth and body of a Balcombe gin while being easier to use across a range of drinks. The name honours Dame Mabel Brookes, who by all accounts managed any situation she was put in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilky, medium-weight and quietly saline, with cardamom perfume and a peppery close. It works in a gin and tonic, a Vesper or a Negroni, garnished with citrus, herbs or flowers as the mood takes you. 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It was coarse filtered only and bottled in late December 2023. Six clones went into the blend, and just 190 dozen were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFermenting on solids gives a flinty, savoury edge to grapefruit and white peach, with the malo showing as a creamy texture and the finish staying long and dry. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. Excellent with roast chicken, scallops, or a mushroom and Gruyère tart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Steve Flamsteed was after perfume in 2023, a season that leaned that way anyway, so parcels were fermented both destemmed and as whole bunches, ending at fifty per cent whole bunch in the blend, on wild yeast with ten per cent new oak. All the fruit came from the estate. Bottling was late January 2024, and production ran to 200 dozen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfume is the point: rose, red cherry, sappy stem spice, then a light-framed palate with fine tannin and real length. Serve at 14 to 15 degrees and open it half an hour ahead. Duck, salmon, roast quail, or mushrooms on toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Barney Flanders is clear about why, since the stems from this particular vineyard will roll straight over the fruit, which is not the case at his flagship Merricks site. Maturation was in 300-litre hogsheads, around a quarter of them new, with ten months on lees before bottling unfined and unfiltered. Hogsheads at that size give a little more oxygen contact than a puncheon without the oak taking over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark cherry, bramble and a fine, grainy tannin, with the savoury mineral edge this vineyard tends to give. Decant it and serve at 15 to 16 degrees. Duck, pork belly, mushroom pasta, or a braise with dark stock will all sit well with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The MV6 vines went in during 1996, into the brown-grey loam that runs across this part of the Peninsula. Stems are left out here entirely, and the wine spent nine months on lees in 300-litre hogsheads, a fifth of them new, before bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfumed and lifted, with dark berry fruit, woody herbs and spice ahead of a plump, juicy middle and a savoury close flecked with minerality. Decant it, serve at 15 degrees, and put it next to a rich braise, roast duck, or slow-cooked lamb shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The vineyard lies about ten kilometres from the flagship Merricks site, close enough to share a climate and far enough to taste different, with a darker fruit profile and a tannin that comes out fine and grainy. MV6 was planted here in 1996, in the brown-grey loamy soils typical of the region, and the vines are now old enough to give real depth without needing much help in the winery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark cherry and blackberry, with woody herbs, spice and a firm, grainy tannin frame. Serve at 15 to 16 degrees with an hour of air. It suits duck, beef cheeks, a mushroom and barley risotto, or roast pork with fennel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The 2021 blend runs Balnarring at forty per cent, Tuerong at thirty-seven and Merricks at twenty-three, each contributing something different across the Peninsula's soils. Fruit was sorted twice, in the vineyard and again at the winery, then whole-bunch pressed straight into 500-litre puncheons. Fermentation ran on wild yeast with nothing controlling the temperature, followed by eight months on gross lees. Big barrels, wild yeast and long lees contact are what give the wine its texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerous, pulpy stone fruit on the nose, then a mouth-watering citrus hit, flinty mineral layers, a touch of reduction and a wisp of dried herb, all on fresh acidity. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. Roast chicken, grilled flathead, or a pea and ricotta tart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Malolactic conversion is not something Barney Flanders chases in Chardonnay, he does not test for it, and the winery has no strong population of the bacteria; in 2022 the acidities came in exactly where he wanted them, so there was no case for softening anything. A small amount of malo happened anyway. Fruit was sorted in the vineyard and winery, whole-bunch pressed to 500-litre puncheons, fermented without temperature control and held eight months on gross lees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRacy and fine, with concentrated citrus and white flowers, a fennel note and a rocky mineral edge. A wave of acidity cuts through the fleshy texture and the finish runs long. Serve cold, 10 to 12 degrees, with oysters, grilled fish or a chicken and leek pie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Seven months on gross lees built richness slowly, a couple of barrels went through malolactic, and the new oak component sits at fifteen per cent, well integrated. A cooler season gave a touch more freshness than the year before, with the balance between fruit weight and structure holding firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitrus, white flowers and stone fruit, wrapped in a round texture with snappy acidity and a savoury, salty close. Drink it at 11 degrees. It suits scallops, roast chicken, a bowl of pasta with lemon and parmesan, or a soft young cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Everything was sorted twice, whole-bunch pressed to 500-litre puncheons, then wild fermented with no temperature control and left seven months on lees to build texture. Two barrels went through malolactic, and new oak sits at ten per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYouthful and vigorous, full of citrus, white flowers and stone fruit, with a saline thread running through a fleshy mid-palate. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees, and give it air, because it improves over an hour. Good with roast chicken, crab, or a leek and cheese tart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Merricks North, planted in 1996 in brown loam close to the flagship Merricks Grove, is the most recent addition. Handling is identical every year: sorted twice, whole-bunch pressed to 500-litre puncheons, wild fermented with no temperature control, seven months on lees, a couple of barrels through malolactic, ten per cent new oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh and tightly drawn, with grapefruit, white peach and a chalky mineral line, the oak invisible and the finish saline. Eleven degrees. Try it with oysters, grilled whiting, chicken and tarragon, or a plate of prosciutto and melon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The parcel is small and thirty years old, at Tuerong, and in good seasons the bunches average twenty to thirty grams, which is tiny, and part of the reason for the intensity here. 2024 gave just enough to fill one 500-litre barrel. Half the fruit fermented as whole bunches for three weeks, a carbonic element that Barney Flanders uses to build perfume and mouthfeel without picking riper. The other half was pressed as bunches into seasoned wood, and the lot spent seven months on lees in one puncheon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTextbook Gewürztraminer: rose petal and rosewater, meadow flowers, spice and pure ripe fruit, with a succulent texture, a fleck of phenolics and a line of acidity holding it together. Serve at 11 degrees. It belongs with a degustation menu, or with meltingly ripe Munster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Yields are minute, with bunches averaging twenty to thirty grams in a good year, and 2025 produced just enough for one 500-litre barrel. Half the crop went in as whole bunches and fermented that way for three weeks, the carbonic element lifting perfume and building texture, since the aim is mouthfeel from process instead of sugar ripeness on the vine. The other half was pressed as bunches into seasoned wood, then seven months on lees together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose petal and rosewater, meadow florals and spice, with ripe fruit beneath and a succulent, faintly phenolic texture kept tight by acidity. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. It is a wine for a long, considered dinner, or for a very ripe washed-rind cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Pinot Gris has a long history on the Mornington Peninsula, where the cool maritime climate keeps it from turning broad and flabby, and where the best examples are dry and textural, closer to Alsace in intent than to the soft commercial style. This bottling comes from the 2021 vintage, a well-regarded season across southern Victoria. The house approach is minimal handling, wild fermentation and time on lees, and the Gris follows it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect pear and nashi, a touch of spice, and a dry, faintly waxy texture with the acidity to keep it clean. Serve at 10 to 11 degrees. It handles pork and apple, a prosciutto and rocket salad, or a bowl of spaghetti with olive oil and chilli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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After sorting in the vineyard and at the winery, fermentation started on its own with whole berries and a ten per cent whole-bunch component, no temperature control. Twenty-two days on skins followed, worked with gentle pump-overs and a little plunging towards the end. Élevage ran eight months on gross lees, split between 300-litre hogsheads and foudre, with only five per cent new oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed cherry and cranberry over a savoury, spiced base, with fine tannin and juicy acidity carrying a long finish. Serve at 14 to 15 degrees. Good alongside roast duck, salmon, mushrooms on toast, or a plate of charcuterie and cornichons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Put together, they make something none of them would alone. After sorting twice, fermentation began naturally with whole berries and ten per cent whole bunch; the fruit stayed twenty-one days on skins with gentle pump-overs and some plunging late on. Eight months on gross lees was divided between 300-litre hogsheads and foudre, at five per cent new oak, then bottling unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright red fruits and brown spice, with a sappy stem lift, soft round tannin and a long savoury finish. Fifteen degrees, with half an hour in the glass. Match it with roast pork, duck ragù, grilled mushrooms, or a wedge of Comté.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Balnarring accounts for forty per cent and adds shade and spice, Red Hill seventeen per cent for linear drive, and Merricks Grove ten per cent for bright fruit and savoury depth. Spontaneous fermentations ran in concrete and stainless steel with whole berries and fifteen per cent whole bunch, twenty-three days on skins, then seven months on gross lees split between 300-litre hogsheads and foudre with five per cent new oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Mornington Pinot Noir doing what it does best: pretty red fruit, bright perfume, brown spice and a light stem lift, over juicy weight and soft, round tannin. Serve at 15 degrees. Duck breast, roast pork, mushroom risotto, or a good charcuterie plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Dijon material lends perfume and a plusher middle; the MV6 brings frame and grunt. Sorting happened twice, in the vineyard and again at the winery, before spontaneous ferments got under way in concrete and stainless steel, whole berries plus a five per cent bunch component. Twenty-one days on skins, then seven months on lees in hogsheads. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed berries and spice up front, earth underneath, and a mineral line that keeps everything moving. The weight is juicy, the core powerful. Serve at 15 degrees in a large glass. Roast quail, duck ragu or mushrooms on toast all work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Pinot Noir \/ Mornington Peninsula \/ Garagiste","offer_id":44288120487995,"sku":"24503-750","price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/24503-750.png?v=1790123234"},{"product_id":"garagiste-le-stagiaire-pinot-noir-2025","title":"Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eGaragiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir is a four-site Mornington Peninsula Pinot built on MV6 with a Dijon-clone backbone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo clonal families do the work. Dijon 114 and 115 from thirty-year-old vines at the Merricks North fermage account for 42 per cent of the blend, and their job is perfume and plushness. The MV6 component, 40 per cent from Balnarring with 10 from Red Hill and eight from Merricks Grove, supplies structure and depth. Barney Flanders sorts in the vineyard and again on the bench, ferments spontaneously in concrete and stainless with whole berries and a small bunch fraction, and leaves the fruit on skins for 24 days with gentle pumpovers. Seven months in 300-litre hogsheads follow, with next to no new wood, and the wine goes to bottle without fining or filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright and perfumed, with raspberry, red cherry and cracked pepper over something earthier, and a saline lift on the close. Tannins are fine, the finish long. Drink it at 14 to 16 degrees alongside roast chicken, pork belly or a bowl of pasta with mushrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Everything went to the press as whole bunches and then straight to old barriques, fermenting on wild yeast and full solids with no temperature control, the same unhurried treatment Barney Flanders gives his white wines. Seven months on lees built flesh before bottling. Made this way, Mornington rosé is a serious drink and not a poolside afterthought, and it holds its own at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePale copper-pink, with strawberry, citrus peel and a musky floral edge from the Gewürztraminer. Dry, textural, faintly grippy through the finish. Chill to 9 degrees and let it warm a little in the glass. Grilled prawns, jamón or a spread of charcuterie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Merricks fruit was picked and sorted by hand, pressed as whole bunches, and fermented on wild yeast with a heavy solids load in François Frères 500-litre puncheons, a fifth of them new. A portion went through malolactic conversion of its own accord, and the wine then sat on full gross lees for ten months. Texture built by patience, in other words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect white peach and grapefruit, a flick of struck match, and the creamy weight long lees contact brings. Acidity is firm and the finish salty. Serve at 11 degrees, and give it a decent glass. Roast chicken, scallops or a good cheese toastie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Chardonnay \/ Mornington Peninsula \/ Garagiste","offer_id":44288121110587,"sku":"20243-750","price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20243-750.png?v=1790124455"},{"product_id":"garagiste-merricks-chardonnay-2022","title":"Garagiste Merricks Chardonnay 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eGaragiste Merricks Chardonnay is a Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay from vines in their mid-twenties on grey loam and red ferrosol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouth and south-east facing slopes are an unusual choice for Chardonnay in a place as cool and maritime as Mornington, and they explain much of the tension in this wine. The vines, 26 years old at harvest, sit on grey loams over red ferrosol, and the aspect keeps ripening slow and even. Hand-picked, hand-sorted fruit went to the press as whole bunches, then fermented on wild yeast with plenty of solids in François Frères puncheons of 500 litres, 20 per cent of them new. Part of the batch completed malolactic conversion, and nine months on full gross lees followed, undisturbed by stirring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitrus and nectarine with a chalky, oyster-shell undertow and a little smoke off the solids. Fleshy in the middle, taut at the edges, long on the close. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees with roast pork, prawn tempura or a whole flounder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Thick-stave, large-format wood now does all the work for these Chardonnays, and new oak has been pushed to the margins. \"I see a slower evolution with the thicker staves,\" Barney Flanders says, \"and it takes me closer to the style I am after.\" The fruit, from 27-year-old vines on grey loam and red ferrosol facing south and south-east, was picked and sorted by hand and pressed as whole bunches into 500-litre François Frères puncheons for a spontaneous ferment on heavy solids. A small part went through malolactic conversion, then nine months on full gross lees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePunchy and pure, with white peach, lemon curd and a saline, gunflint edge. There is serious drive here, all of it held in check by fine acidity. Serve at 11 degrees. Crab, roast chicken with lemon, or a wedge of Comté.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit was sorted by hand and pressed as bunches, then fermented spontaneously on heavy solids in large-format barrels, 15 per cent of them new. A portion finished malolactic conversion naturally. Ten months on full gross lees, no stirring, built the supple and integrated texture that has become the house signature, and you can feel it in the weight of the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone fruit and juicy citrus, richness pitched exactly right, and a chewy, mouth-filling texture behind it. Acidity is bracing, presence considerable. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees with roast turkey, grilled kingfish or a bowl of mushroom pasta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit from the 29-year-old vines on grey loam and red ferrosol was picked and sorted by hand, pressed as bunches, and left to ferment spontaneously on heavy solids in François Frères puncheons of 500 litres. A small fraction went through malolactic conversion, then the wine spent ten months on full gross lees without stirring, the long and patient contact Barney Flanders relies on for texture. Merricks remains one of the benchmark Chardonnay sites in Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFleshy and generous, with white peach, lemon pith and a flinty saline edge, and the tension and clarity are all present. Serve at 11 degrees, or a touch warmer if you want the texture to show. Try it with roast chicken, oysters or a smoked trout salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit for the base comes off the Merricks vineyard roughly a fortnight before the table wines are picked, then goes slowly to press as whole bunches and straight to old barriques, fermenting on wild yeast with no temperature control and resting eight months on full solids. This is the second disgorgement of a generous 2018, with 36 months on lees, a full year longer than the first release. The dosage dropped accordingly, to 1.75 grams per litre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed-fruited and dry, with strawberry, citrus and a bready leesy undertone. Acidity drives it, the mousse is fine, the finish clean. Serve cold, around 8 degrees, with fritto misto, freshly shucked oysters or a wedge of aged cheddar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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It went to the press and then to old puncheons, full solids and all, for a wild ferment lasting three weeks, with a fifth of the crop going in as whole bunches. Maturation ran seven months on gross lees in neutral old barrels, which gives the wine its chew without adding any obvious oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePear skin, quince and a savoury, almost nutty edge, with enough phenolic grip to make it feel like a light red in the mouth. Serve at 11 degrees, not colder. Roast pork, a bowl of ramen or a mild washed-rind cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The bunch-pressed portion carries stone fruit and floral lift; the skin-fermented quarter delivers spice, red fruit, colour and fine tannin. Seven months in old oak, then bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfumed and spicy, with nashi pear, red apple skin and a gentle tug of tannin through the finish. Balance is the strong suit. Pour it at 11 to 12 degrees with roast chicken, pork belly or a plate of pickled vegetables and cured meat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Pinot Gris \/ Pinot Grigio \/ Mornington Peninsula \/ Garagiste","offer_id":44288124420155,"sku":"24026-750","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/24026-750.png?v=1790124093"},{"product_id":"garagiste-merricks-pinot-gris-2024","title":"Garagiste Merricks Pinot Gris 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eGaragiste Merricks Pinot Gris is a copper-tinged Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris with a small carbonic component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-eight-year-old vines face north-east on the grey loam and red ferrosol that runs through Merricks, and the fruit that comes off them is picked with texture in mind. Most of the crop goes to press as bunches and into old puncheons with full solids, where it stays on lees, while a tenth of the blend ferments carbonically for three weeks. That second parcel is the interesting one: it supplies spice, a flash of red fruit, the blush of colour and the fine-boned structure. Whole-bunch pressing handles the rest, capturing stone fruit and floral perfume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure-fruited, perfumed and savoury, with waves of nashi pear and citrus, a spicy undertow and a nippy texture that makes the glass empty fast. Drink it at 11 degrees with grilled quail, dumplings or a salad of fennel and prosciutto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Ninety per cent of the fruit from these 28-year-old vines is pressed as bunches into old puncheons and left on full solids and lees; the balance ferments carbonically for three weeks and comes back into the blend carrying spice, tannin and a faint blush. The soils, grey loam over red ferrosol, are the same ones that give the Merricks Chardonnay and Pinot Noir their cool, chalky character. In Barney Flanders's hands this variety consistently delivers something with structure and drive, which is not the Gris norm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNashi pear, white peach and a lick of ginger spice, dry through the middle with a faintly grippy, mouthwatering close. Serve at 10 to 11 degrees. Good with roast pork, prawn dumplings or a sharp goat's cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Everything after that was deliberately hands-off: a natural ferment, gentle extraction with no attempt to force colour or weight, and ten months in barrel with a quarter of the wood new. It is the approach Barney Flanders applies across the range, and the fruit does the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark cherry, sous bois and dried herb, with stemmy spice and tannins that grip without drying. Give it 15 degrees and an hour in the decanter. Roast duck, lamb shoulder or mushrooms with thyme and butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Pinot Noir \/ Mornington Peninsula \/ Garagiste","offer_id":44288124977211,"sku":"20245-750","price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20245-750.png?v=1790124455"},{"product_id":"garagiste-merricks-pinot-noir-2022","title":"Garagiste Merricks Pinot Noir 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eGaragiste Merricks Pinot Noir is a north-facing single-site Pinot Noir from 26-year-old vines on the Mornington Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame vines as the Merricks Chardonnay in age, same grey loams and red ferrosols underfoot, but a north-facing aspect that brings more warmth and more power. The 2022 season cut yields by something like 70 per cent, which changed the calculus in the cellar: with fewer parcels to work with, the whole-bunch figure landed at 25 per cent, a long way below the 60 per cent of the previous year. Natural ferment, gentle extraction, nine months in barrel with 25 per cent new oak, and no heavy hand at any stage. Scarcity, in this case, concentrated things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolets, red cherry and raspberry on the nose, with a savoury thread and tannins that are fine and persistent. Serve at 15 degrees. It suits roast pork, duck breast or a mushroom and barley risotto, and it will keep improving for a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Vines here are 27 years old, north-facing, rooted in grey loam and red ferrosol. The ferment ran naturally on a mix of bunches and whole berries, extraction stayed gentle, and nine months in barrel with a quarter new oak followed. The stem character folds in seamlessly, which is a recurring feature of these reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfumed and bright-fruited, with red berries, spice and deep structure behind gliding weight and snappy grip. It opens out considerably with air. Serve at 15 to 16 degrees with roast duck, braised lamb or a good sausage off the grill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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