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Mornington Pinot Noir presents a unique character quite distinct from the wines of the nearby Yarra Valley and beyond. These wines are typically darker, denser, more mysterious and brooding. While these characters are present in spades in the upper echelons of the range, what’s important about this wine is that it occupies a stylistic position firmly in the mainstream of Mornington Pinot, offering a genuine taste of the region at an affordable price point.
The nose is wild, with lashings of ripe vegetation, Morello cherry, rhubarb and spice. There’s also some supportive nougat oak which gains in prominence as the wine airs, adding a slightly cuddly dimension to the otherwise outré flavour profile. This ultimately may lack the depth of wines further up in the portfolio (and understandably so), but it’s utterly regional and so very honest as a result. The palate combines good power and drive with a nimbleness of structure that is quite charming. Cherry fruit is slightly more prominent here, welling up through the middle palate to give an impression of generosity that is cleverly subverted by a line of acid that whisks things along at a fair clip. This is a light to medium bodied wine, favouring elegance and a distinctive flavour profile over easier charms. The after palate is especially intriguing, a nice lift of blackberry jam and snapped twig leading to a soft, almost powdery finish.
Grower's Profile: Ten Minutes by Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor is rated as one of Australia's best wineries by wine guru James Halliday and the wines regularly receive rave reviews from such celebrated wine writers as Jancis Robinson MW, Huon Hooke, Matthew Jukes, and Nick Stock of the Penguin Guide to Australian Wines. Since Martin Spedding took over the winery in 2004, he has transformed it in to one of Australia's leading estates, focussing on the quality of the grapes from the three original vineyards, each of them a ten minute tractor ride away from each other.