Hommage Pinot Noir

Hurley Vineyard Hommage Pinot Noir is sourced from Hommage Vineyard, the most sheltered of Hurley's sites. It is primarily planted to G5V15 clone cuttings provided by Nat and Rosalie White of Main Ridge Estate.

The wine is one of Hurley's three single vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noirs. Their winemaking is identical so that the influence of each site on the final taste is clear.

Handpicking begins close to first light. After cooling overnight, the fruit is destemmed into open vats and the berries are soaked in their own juice. Fermentation is with wild yeasts and twice daily hand plunging.

After post-ferment maceration, the wine is basket pressed and sent to new and seasoned French oak. It undergoes malolactic fermentation and is aged on lees in barrel for 18-20 months.

The wine is racked once before it is bottled without filtration. A further six months of bottle ageing follows.

Medium garnet, Hurley Vineyard Hommage Pinot Noir's primary fruits flavours are underscored by fine tannins, silky texture and savoury notes. Cellaring potential is 10 years.