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The Wine Front – Fresh pineapple, green melon, and rind, cedar, and spice. It’s juicy, firm in acidity, and has a pleasing chalky texture. There’s some cinnamon oatmeal in the mix too, and lemon zest playing out on the finish.
About This Wine
The Port Phillip Estate vineyard was planted in 1987 and acquired by the Gjergja family in 2000. Located in Red Hill, the ten hectare site is planted to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc, all on northerly and easterly-facing slopes.
The Port Phillip Estate Chardonnay is a single site wine produced from 1.64 hectares of estate vineyard.
The grapes are gently whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques (11% new), where fermentation takes place without inoculation. After fermentation the wine is aged on lees (without battonage) for 10 months and then aged in concrete tanks for an additional two months. It is bottled without fining and with minimal filtration.
Lemon in colour, the nose offers a complex array of aromas: white peach, florals, flint and citrus. Nectarine and spicy grapefruit flavours emerge on the palate. The vintage has given a slightly fuller and rounder body than usual for this vineyard, yet underpinning it all is Port Phillip’s hallmark acidic spine and chalky finish.
Type | Red Wine |
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Varietal(s) | Chardonnay |
Country | Australia |
Region | Mornington Peninsula |
Brand | Port Phillip Estate |
Vintage | 2022 |
Mornington Peninsula Wines
South of Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula grape growing region has a cool, maritime climate that is most known for their Pinot Noir and Chardonnay production. Other varieties that have seen some success here include Pinot Gris and Tempranillo.
However, it does seem that Pinot Noir is their focus judging from the fact that The Mornington Peninsula International Pinot Noir Celebration is held once every two years. The event displays the region’s capabilities in making some of Australia’s finest Pinot Noir in front of local and international audiences.