Kooyong Estate Pinot Noir comprises fruit from Kooyong's Meres, Haven and Ferrous blocks.
It offers an overall expression of the Kooyong vineyard, withm parcels of fruit from various soils and mesoclimates blended together to create the Estate label.
Following fermentation, the wine was pressed and racked into French oak barriques (20% of which were new), puncheons and foudre and underwent indigenous malolactic fermentation. The maturation period was 12 months. The wine was then bottled without fining and with minimal filtration.
The aromatic and expressive nose offers black cherry, floral and barrel-derived spice notes, together with complexing scents of citrus and lavender. There is a suppleness to the mid-palate, that offers flavours of pomegranate as well as earthier characters. Fine tannin provides structural support, which leads, with length and directness, to a pleasing forest fruit and sour cherry finish. This wine will greatly reward mid-term cellaring.