Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir

Attractive, red/purple in colour. Lightly meaty charcuterie-like aromas with a degree of complexity, turning to sweet cherry conserve as it breathes. Soft, tannins run the length of the palate. Smooth, with flesh and richness and a very appealing array of flavours. Some firmness in the tannins. Far from a tutti-frutti style, this has gravitas and cherry liqueur-like characters on the finish.

The beautiful and modern city of Melbourne sits at the top (north) end of Port Phillip, and the bay of Port Phillip has the Mornington Peninsula on its south eastern edge. The Mornington Peninsula is considered a cooler region, given its latitude so far south, at least by Australian standards. Kooyong Wines is a specialist Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer which we think are the ideal varieties to be planted for what is Australia’s foremost cool climate maritime wine growing region. We are passionate about our biological viticultural practices and sensitive minimalist winemaking which produces site expressive wines of elegance, complexity and structure. The vineyard and winery were established in 1996 and is owned and operated by the Gjergja family. The winemaker is Glen Hayley. The majority of the 40 hectare site is planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a small block of Pinot Gris.