2023 Ballarat Pinot Noir
$55.00
Vineyards
Sourced from two vineyards, 400m apart, at Scotsburn, 1.5 km from Mt Buninyong. The first is on a windswept ridge with 500-million-year-old Ordovician period soils. Part of an old seabed made up of clay and sandy quartz breccia along with sandstone, mudstone, and siltstone. The second is planted in degraded volcanic soils from Mt Buninyong between 50,000 and 80,000 years old. Locally known as chocolate soil, with approximately 35% basaltic gravel and rocks of various sizes. At 500m elevation, warm days are followed by cold nights that always ensure high levels of natural acidity.
Independent Reviews
"From the Scotsburn vineyard planted at 510m. A light, bright ruby red. Reflects its cool origins with its aromas of red cherry, cranberry, pomegranate, lifted floral scents and spice. It's compact and nicely composed on the elegant, gently structured and persistent palate. It's a quiet wine, which I like, and this should really be singing once it fully opens up over the next four to six years." 96 points Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion Published 14 July 2025
"Some wines somehow manage to have a refreshing, almost watery feel, even as they deliver satisfying flavour. This is one such wine. It has strength of character even as it delivers its delicate messages. It tastes of cranberry, black cherry, roasted nuts and peppercorns, and it delivers these flavours on a layer of silk. There’s genuine finesse here. And a genuine fineness to the tannin. And excellent length too." 94 points. Campbell Mattinson, campbellmattinson.com