Early pioneer Charles Marshall was born in Sydney to convict parents. He discovered an entrance from the ocean into Gippsland lakes where he struck gold. In 1856 Marshall built a store and hotel, transporting stores and passengers aboard his boat, the Sarsfield. The two hectares of vine at Sarsfield, planted between the lakes and wilderness of Victoria's east Gippsland, yield a soft, velvety Pinot of great richness and remarkable depth of flavour.

Each and every vintage presents Robin Brockett with a new challenge, no two growing seasons are the same, a truly great vineyard will take the vagaries of vintage and achieve a harvest that's truly unique. Brockett takes the fruit that's most articulate of terroir and clime, there's never very much of such high standards, enough for just a hundred cases of Bellarine's best. The fruit of Swinburn Vineyard is defined by its dark red fruit pectins, thick skinned cherries and dewy bramble, a curl of cedar oak and twist of the spice mill, a seamless ruby tannin finish.

It was the wave of Swiss pioneers in the 1860s who discovered that the balmy coastal climes and rich loamy terroirs of Bellarine make magnificent wine. The region is now best known for its excellence in viticulture, Robin Brockett takes his pick from the most superior vineyards. Fenwick makes mighty Pinot Noir, a rich and complex style of sweet red rhubarb, strawberries and parched forest fruits, pursing whole bunch notes and savoury stalk, its juicy red berryness over soft well defined tannins, pastoral freshness, sasafras spice and timely oak.

Outstanding quality fruit makes exceptional wine, it remains essential however for the process to work with nature and to allow the wine to evolve at its own pace. Pinot Noir is the most articulate of all, it speaks unabashedly about its provenance and place. Lusatia Park makes an intensely fragrant Pinot Noir, all the winemaker need do is let the fruit repose until ready, unworked and unhurried, moved slowly by gravity. A beguiling wine of humbling candor, velvet textured, radiant, fragrant of bouquet garni, fruits of the forest and fresh planed curls of stalky cedar spice.

The Abbey Vineyard at Tarrawarra, on the corner of Old Healesville Rd and Houghtons Lane, is a specialized, low yielding site which delivers a harvest of the most exquisite Pinot Noir. The choice clone MV6 was planted here in 1993 to highly mineral Humevale silt stones, which contribute to the generosity and balance within the fruit, ultimately the character of the final wine. A stately Yarra Valley Pinot noir of elegance, poise and finesse, endowed with sophisticated perfumes, power and control.

Kangaroo Ground in the lower Yarra Valley has seen the establishment of a number of new vineyards due to some idyllic growing conditions. Enter Redbox, a fragrant Pinot Noir in vibrant new world styling, with a generous but elegant, food oriented, mouthfilling palate.

Pinot Noir has been the shining star of Mornington for decades. Red Hill take the pick of crop, assembling a variety of clones from several choice vineyards across the finer precincts of the Peninsula. Red Hill drinks very well at a young age and is best consumed quite soon after release, if you prefer the vibrant cherry, plum and strawberry fruit flavours in their prime. Red Hill also walks on the wilder side of Pinot Noir, treat her to a spell of breathing to develop the funky country game characters and piquant pastoral savouryness.

Yabby Lake are well positioned to produce the most generously proportioned styles of new world Pinot Noir, vinified to traditional Burgundian techniques. Significant resources have been devoted to developing Yabby Lake's vineyard to the highest possible standard. An assemblage of Pinot Noir clones MV6 and G5V15, clones 114, Pommard and Abel for structure and complexity, the inclusion of a parcel clone 115 imparts layers of elegance, rich fragrant aromas and a long silky palate.

Rahona Valley wines are all produced from a single four acre property within a small valley at Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. The growing conditions are excellent, deep, well drained red basalt soils nurture the vines, as the cool maritime climes lead to a long, slow ripening period. Oak barrels impart a very important part of the flavour profile, one of the most significant costs each year. The annual visit of the cooper, a few months before harvest, is one of those pivotal occasions that go a long way to setting the style of wine each and every vintage.

Provenance was established with the objective of making great wines that exhibit the quality of fruit and terroir from choice vineyards in and around the Geelong viticultural precinct. The most pristine grapes are assembled from the Provenance Moorabool Valley property. A component of the finest Bellarine Pinot Noir from the proven Grassy Point site is included. Parcels from the eminent Pierrepoint vineyard at Henty adds another dimension. A portion from the Sinclair property near Ballarat, grown to ancient ordovician soils at 500 metres contributes wonderful bright fruit.

Single vineyard MV6 clone Pinot Noir, from a very special site at Red Hill. Like all great growers, the founders of Portsea Estate were long established graziers, with a view to turning over their most auspicious paddocks to viticulture. Pinot Noir grows magnificently under the propitious confluence of cold yet sunny climes around Red Hill, treated to a timely maceration for optimal uptake of cheeky blush hues. Winsomely perfumed and rakishly pink, a judicious term of maturation in seasoned oak introduces savouryness and softens the crisp fruit acidity.

Establishment of Portsea Estate was born out of an adoration for the illustrious growths of Burgundy. A long family association with neighbouring pastoralists saw the acquisition of Tintagel farm along Portsea Ocean Beach in 1956, a place of undulating paddocks and sweeping views over tempestuous Bass Strait. Immediately recognizable as Portsea Estate, its inviting bouquet of mixed berry fruits, rose petals and forest floor, are all underpinned by luxurious earthy minerality, elegantly balanced by perfectly attenuated acidity and finely grained tannins over polished French oak.

Made of Mornington, a deeply engaging, immediately accessible Pinot Noir from a single, low yielding vineyard at Red Hill. The founders of Portsea Estate share a history with local growers which dates back to colonial times, they saw the birth of Mornington viticulture and are intimate with all the leading vignerons. Sourcing the finest fruit is a challenge, but Portsea Estate know where all the best vines are found. Redolent of raspberry and rose, a punnet of dark berry flavours unravel over the soft, beautifully rounded palate, Mornington Pinot of exquisite balance and juicy freshness.

Mornington's most intrepid winemaker, Sandro Mosele deals only with the most exceptional sites and finest fruit. He knows the Peninsula better than anybody, his meticulously managed viticultural program produces low yields of the highest quality Pinot Noir, endowed with gossamer tannins and an intensity of flavour, to be artisanally crafted into regional benchmarks. A multi layered savoury, bucolic style of Mornington Pinot Noir, unfiltered yet refined, to accompany polenta quail, rare juicy duck or pink tournedoes of fresh salmon.

A single acre of Pinot Noir, Morillon is the original planting at Port Phillip Estate, an endowment of charming old vines in exceptional balance. The iron and magnesium rich, weathered basalt soils, impart a savoury, earthy minerality to the wine, a luxurious influence of terroir which supports the aromatic cherry fruits and Asian spice. Enthusiasts of Port Phillip who have visited the vineyard, may detect the essence of saffron milk caps within the palate and bouquet, a unique mushroom which grows around the roots of the old conifer stand below Morillon block.

The Balnarring property is one of Port Phillip's more recent acquistions, two and a half hectares of vine which yield a conspicuously pastoral style of Pinot Noir. Foliage, minerals and twig appeal in equal measure, Balnarring articulates the nuances of vineyard and countryside, it will excite true pinotphiles and appeal to enthusiasts who delight in wines which can evoke a sense of actually being there. Its herbes de Provence and succulent acid tannin structure will court a crispily skinned duckling and match her moist meat with a fine length of cherry ripeness.

The essential Mornington Pinot Noir, by one of Australia's leading proponents of the variety and most eminent regional performers. Grapes are sourced from three estate leased properties at Red Hill and a number of superlative sites tended by good growers along the Peninsula. The bouquet offers an abundance of lifted blackcurrant, plum and spice. The palate is generous with cherry plum fruit flavours supported by soft fine grained tannins. The Paringa team work towards the ideal time of picking, when flavour development and ripeness are just right.

Paringa is one of Victoria's leading estates, having claimed Royal Melbourne Most Successful Winery Trophy and earning impressive international acclaim for it's founder, the eminent Lindsay McCall. His style is defined by his passion for viticulture and devotion to the art of making nothing but the finest wines. Choice parcels of fruit, hand picked off the finest sites on Mornington Peninsula, are treated to the most exacting standards of vinification and judicious exposure to a selection of the most refined French oak.

Sourced off the earliest plantings of vine, now in their fourth decade of maturity, Norfolk represents the most superior bottling of Pinot Noir within the Scotchmans Hill portfolio. Fruit is all hand picked, whole bunch and wild yeast fermented before transfer to a high proportion of new French oak barriques for extended term of age. Alluringly complex with lifted scents of strawberry, beetrots and plum, its cherry sweetness and pastoral savouryness resolve on a satin sheened, spiced oak finish, ripe fine grain tannins assuring structure, balance and controlled power.

Nillumbik Estate have planted their vines to harsh soils which greatly limit the yield of grapes, the quality of fruit however is quite amazing. The vinification techniques are ancient and very natural, handed down the generations by forebears from the old world. Volumes are kept small and the attention to detail is very high, all the work is done by hand. Pinot Noir grapes are hand picked and completely destemmed, mother nature then initiates fermentation through her wild indigenous yeasts. A bold style of cool climate Pinot Noir with an intense palate and earthy tannins.

From an organically farmed, biodynamically managed vineyard, a salient expression of western districts Victoria Pinot Noir, having claimed a succession of significant awards at the hotly contested, national competition of Boutique Wine Makers. All the requisite cherry complexity and fleshy richness, velvet tannins and pure pastoral charm of resplendent Pinot Noir, from a precious little vineyard within a tiny enclave, endowed by a truly remarkable microclime.

A tally of bespoke clones Pinot Noir, some from the old world, some of the new, treated to natural wild yeast ferments and judicious course of oak, the aim being to preserve the integrity of texture, expressions of clime and eloquence of a magnificent little vineyard. There's so much about Gippsland that's favourable to Pinot Noir, the bucolic pastures and fertile soils make a wine of amazing richness and rewarding complexity. A generous palate of virile red fruits, rhubarb and allspice, farm yard and smoky game, its lingering lozenge of glace flavours, wrapped in a corset of supple, savoury tannins.

The Lucinda logo is a representation of a vine, all parts of the picture represent a segment which makes an essential contribution to the ultimate achievement of a masterful vintage, the fruit bearing branches, animacy of rootlings and health of soil, all instruments in a concert of complete harmony. Small vineyards are a joy to dedicated vignerons, each and every vine is an important fellow. Intimacy with every planting encourages the finest fruit. All the winemaker needs do is preserve the sublime expression of harvest. Lucinda make Pinot Noir of extraordinary infusions, complexity and balance before a gentle, cherry finish.

A welcome arrival at the platform on Yering Station, Little Yering is no mean featherweight, a generously proportioned Pinot Noir with the focus on varietal charm, richness of palate and a youthful appeal that makes it a good choice alongside today's cosmopolitan faire. Gentle handling and careful treatment has allowed the expression of quality Yarra Valley Pinot to shine through. Fine French oak has softened the tannins without overpowering the fruit, Little Yering is all about elegance and poise, making it a fine choice as accompaniement to all good food.

Lillydale Estate's vineyards are set amongst the rolling hills near Seville in Yarra Valley, where the cooler, slow ripening climes produce elegant and concentrated, world class Pinot Noir. The food friendly Victorian epicurean of choice, to accompany succulent duck breast or rare tuna escalope with truffled purée and Pinot Noir Jus.

Myrtle Point Vineyard was established in the 1990s, after a soil mapping of the region identified tracts of precious Terra rosa over limestone substrate. The fortuitous soils are enhanced by the temperate growing seasons to form a mesoclime, very like the splendid terroirs of La Belle France. Ferments through the action of Rose specific yeast, retain the precociousness of Pinot Noir, just picked from the vineyard, while infusing into the blushing pink wine, fruity fragrances and a redolent, ripe berry palate.

Crafted from small parcels of single vineyard fruit, treated to the traditional old world regimens of whole bunch and wild yeast ferments. This is Pinot Noir to match the classic Cru La Bourgogne, the cool ripening Gippsland climes provide the perfect chill to encourage optimal fruit sugars and velvet tannins. Exclusively Myrtle Point grown Pinot Noir, its bright sasafras, cherry and plum fruit complexity are supported by charming pastoral elegance, a touch of barnyard, French oak sophistication and the soundest structure.

Lightfoot & Sons call on the peerless quality of fruit, picked off a superb parcel of vine, clone MV6 Pinot Noir, planted to the superior Cliff Block on the family farm in East Gippsland. Myrtle Point Vineyard always yields an exceptional harvest, the smaller bunches and tightly packed berries of this exquisite patch however are something that's even more special. An outstanding articulation of the excellence which can be achieved from cool climate, Gippsland grown Pinot Noir, a mere two thousand bottles of this exquisite wine are made annually.

Lethbridge was originally planted to vine by Swiss immigrants circa 1874. Replanted and redeveloped in 1996, the site is managed to the biodynamic principles of Biological Farmers Australia. Real wine is the passion, wines which are the product of healthy vines and traditional vinification. A mixture of clones, including MV6 and 114, 115 and 777 are grown to a number of unique terroirs on the Lethbridge property. All blocks are picked and handled separately in order to construct a Pinot Noir with penetrative palate and engaging complexity.

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Few Australian winegrowing regions are so immediately evocative of Pinot Noir as Mornington. It's the chilly climes, brisk foggy mornings and balmy maritime breezes which create an environment, very similar to the grape's ancestral home in the Bourgogne. Assembled from the pick of crop, grown to the finest vineyards on the Peninsula, crafted by Mornington's leading purveyor of Pinot Noir. Grab a dozen for free delivery in Australia, arrives at your door fully labelled with a 1OO% money back guarantee, once you unpack the box you'll be ordering more!

Those who have ever spent time in the south of France, enjoying the sensation of a chilled dry local Rose, will have a different appreciation of pink wines. Who doesn't just love sitting around with friends sipping on a pleasingly dry, salmon coloured cooler that's flavoursome and engaging, vivacious and fun, wine with a bit of attitude. Inspired by the deeply satisfying Rosé of Bandol, parcels of Yarra Valley grapes are fashioned into a cheeky textural style, bone dry and pale, because that is the way proper Rosé should be.

Kooyong Estate is located at Tuerong and focuses on growing a small range of Burgundesque varietal clones. There are five distinct vineyards of which three are planted to Pinot Noir, the fastidiously husbanded blocks produce stately wines. Meres is a small, single hectare block planted to a gentle north facing slope, the most exposed parcel of Kooyong's Pinot Noir, a place of low vigor and restricted yields. The frugal loam over clay soils produce highly aromatic, beautifully perfumed grapes of velvet tannins and sound structure.