Tasting Profile
June 2026
This single-block wine is sourced from 0.79 ha of gently sloping 27-year-old vines. These vines naturally produce low yields due to a combination of unique orientation, free drainage, and high exposure. Together with this, the soil has a far greater prevalence of ironstone pebbles than any other part of the vineyard and delivers wine with great concentration and savoury tannic presence.
This wine was fermented in a concrete tank. Fermentation, with a small portion of whole bunches (10%), occurred spontaneously with ambient yeasts and was pumped over and plunged daily over 16 days. Following fermentation, the wine was pressed and racked into French oak barriques (20% of which were new) and underwent indigenous malolactic fermentation. The wine was racked only once, with a total maturation period of 12 months. It was then bottled without fining and only a single filtration.
The 2024 Ferrous Pinot Noir is brooding and complex, with aromas of black cherry, pomegranate and dark plum layered with brown spice, leaf litter and subtle earthy notes. Hints of violet and blue fruits add lift, while discreet French oak sits quietly in the background.
The palate is concentrated yet finely composed, with vibrant dark fruits framed by powdery, mineral-edged tannins that are the hallmark of this site. Fresh natural acidity brings precision and drive, leading to a long, savoury finish with lingering notes of dark cherry, spice and crushed stone.
A wine of structure and finesse, it will reward careful cellaring over the next decade or more.
13.0%
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Reviews
The Real Review, August 2026
Stuart Knox
Medium to full ruby red, bright in the glass. Red cherry, river stone, and charcuterie aromatics. The fruit is more centred, more black cherry, and develops on the palate with a silkiness that is instantly appealing. It’s slippery and flowing, but with enough acidity and tannin to keep focus and drive as it glides incredibly long. With time, more details emerge: cured meat, hints of fresh rosemary, and a truffle undergrowth detail that suggests a similar food match will really see it sing.
95 points
JancisRobinson.com, May 2026
Tamlyn Currin
My favourite of the three Kooyong Single Block 2024 Pinots. Smells of stones. Of summer rain. Velvet and hibiscus. Cello and cherry. Rose petals and rust. The intensely contained hum of energy feels as if the wine is in molecular vibration, as if the glass might start to move across the table. The sweetness is the full untrammelled joy of the dawn chorus. The tannins are the dew-damp lichen-etched stepping stones through a rose garden. It stole my heart.
17.5/20 points
The Vintage
The Vineyard
The Kooyong vineyard is located on the Mornington Peninsula at Tuerong, on Miocene sedimentary soils. Our wines are made from domain grown, handpicked grapes and aim to manifest terroir: the integration of our geology and soils with the macroclimate of our region, the mesoclimates of the various sites within our vineyard and the weather of the annual grape growing season. Our cultural operations in the vineyard and practices in the winery endeavour to articulate these unique characteristics diligently, respectfully and without artifice.