2013 Scorpo Noirien Pinot Noir

Scorpo

Australia / Mornington Peninsula / Scorpo

Paul Scorpo produces some truly superb fruit from his meticulously planted vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula. With the help of Sandro Moselle at Kooyong winery, the Scorpo range has deservedly received some serious attention. In a very short space of time Scorpo has built a reputation for making some of the Peninsula’s best wines.
Possessing a lively red hue, this wine reveals an aroma of abundant forest fruit with hints of savoury, meaty complexity. A velvety palate and vibrant black cherry and orange peel flavours fuse effortlessly with the fine yet persistent tannin.

July, 2014

James Halliday

94 points

Noirien is an ancient Burgundian synonym for pinot noir. Destemmed and wild-fermented at relatively low temperatures, then pressed and taken to French oak (5% new) for 10 months maturation; neither fined nor filtered. Excellent, bright colour; the bouquet and - in particular - the palate are so full of dark cherry and plum fruit I would be giving this wine the benefit of several years in bottle, fortified in my decision by the fine, ripe and balanced tannins.

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About Scorpo

Scorpo has for some time sat comfortably within the highest rank of Australian cool-climate winegrowers, quietly composing excellent wines and steadily raising the bar year upon year. The planning, planting, nurturing and honing of the vineyard absorb the attention of trained horticulturist and landscape architect Paul Scorpo. The process of perfecting the site continues, with closer plantings and more precise clonal selections the latest developments. The vineyard rolls over red/brown, clay-rich soils derived from tertiary Eocene volcanics dating back about 40 million years. The vines are planted at an altitude of between 70 and 100m on a north- to northeast-facing slope with a 10% gradient. It’s a brilliant suntrap with ideal drainage to slowly grow and ripen grapes. The celebrated Pinot Gris is planted both here and on the other side of the ridge - the southwest-exposed slope towards Port Phillip Bay. The wines are consistently imbued with nuance, depth and texture. They are wines which - without ever raising their voice - resonate equally with the mind and senses.

About

Fine wine is in the Scorpo blood, stretching across generations and geography – from Sicily to Sardinia and now Australia. Paul has worked for over 25 years as a horticulturalist and landscape architect, and this professional and personal connection to the land has instilled the importance of care and consideration for environments at Scorpo Wines. The Scorpo family has a strong connection to their vineyard – the unique land, soil and climate are what enable them to produce distinctive wines with a sense of place. Paul and wife Caroline searched for four years to find the ideal site for their vineyard. Having extensively researched the Mornington Peninsula’s cool, maritime microclimates, they realised that this area was the perfect place for their project. Now this family is making the most of this heritage by growing premium grapes to express their beloved pocket of the peninsula.