Lightfoot & Sons Myrtle Point Pinot Noir 2016

Lightfoot & Sons Myrtle Point Pinot Noir 2016Made exclusively from fruit grown at the Myrtle Point Vineyard in the coastal Gippsland Lakes District. The vineyard, first planted in 1995, is situated between the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and Bass Strait and enjoys a cool, semi maritime climate. The vineyard is located on a limestone bluff above the Mitchell River where the soil is classic Terra Rosa over limestone. "This Gippsland vineyard clearly grows good pinot noir. The complexity

richly textured after-taste

with Chardonnay becoming more refined and Cabernet less heavily oaked and more fruit-forward

Significantly more powerful and intense than its Farr Rising sibling

combined with mid-season grapes

Superbly balanced wine with deep set blackberry pastille

The vineyards of the Awatere Valley sit on a variety of hills and river terraces in the rugged

they rely on the fruit from younger vines or slightly less-than-ideal vineyard exposures

there was no way in the world they could make good wine

where he started the next step of his journey at Katnook Estate

The production from the vineyard was contracted to Leasingham Wines at the time

Wine Business Monthly – 94 points

with an abundance of blackcurrant and cassis fruit