Tasting Profile
June 2026
This single-block wine is sourced from 0.57 ha of 27-year-old vines on a gentle north-facing slope. These vines are the most exposed of all our Pinot Noir plantings, leading to low vigour and low yields. The combination of the soils (less loamy topsoil and more clay subsoil than the other blocks), exposure and low vigour produce highly aromatic and perfumed red-fruited Pinot Noir with a structure that, as the vines age, is becoming more robust and serious.
This wine was fermented in stainless-steel tanks. Fermentation, with a portion of whole bunches (20%), occurred spontaneously with ambient yeasts and was gently pumped over and plunged over 14 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 Meres Pinot Noir is fragrant and finely detailed, opening with aromas of red cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry, layered with rose petal, dried thyme and subtle earthy spice. Bright, pure and lifted, the bouquet reflects the elegance and perfume that define this block.
The palate is vibrant and seamlessly structured, with supple red fruits framed by fine, chalky tannins and fresh natural acidity. A subtle savoury edge adds complexity, while notes of cranberry, blood orange and gentle spice carry through a long, graceful finish of impressive clarity and persistence.
While approachable now, this wine will reward careful cellaring over the medium term as it continues to evolve in depth and character.
12.5%
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Reviews
The Real Review, August 2026
Stuart Knox
Medium ruby red colour, with black cherry, smoked pork, and forest floor aromatics. The palate shows dark cherry and black spices, with a hint of dried herbs and mushroom adding complex, deeper savoury layers. It flows long, with subtle silky tannins that envelop it and carry it to a lingering and detailed finish.
95 points
JancisRobinson.com, May 2026
Tamlyn Currin
Delicate but very expressive, welling up with flavour and utterly charming. Cherry blossom, kirsch and a very light note of coffee bean. Tannins as silky and juicy as ripe raspberries. A touch of caraway on the finish. It’s so appetising and gentle that you really want to chill this a little and sip it outside, no food needed.
17/20 points
Halliday Wine Companion, August 2026
Jane Faulkner
As fitting with the cooler vintage, this comes out a light garnet hue with lots of herbal inflections, cherries, raspberry leaf and some smoky cured meats. Some whole-bunch flavours infuse the sweetish fruit, the tangy and tart cherries, spicy oak rendering this with charm and appeal.
95 points
The WineFront, June 2026
Campbell Mattinson
This is tight and savoury and, at first, reserved, though give it some air and it’s effusive. It’s peppery, leafy and twiggy and all those things, the underpinning flushed with meaty red and black cherry, florals, woodsmoke and undergrowth. It has the fruit. It’s plenty savoury. It’s like a smoking ceremony of herbs and cherry juice, dragged through earth and whatnot. It’s very good. And it’s firm with savoury tannin too.
94+ points
Wine Pilot, July 2026
Jeni Port
Brings a striking cool climate Pinot character to the fore, all earthy and fresh with dusty beetroot, green herbals, celery-like, fennel aromas amid dark cherries and plums dressed in wild herbs. Works deep and carries through on the palate in earthy, undergrowth tones, purple fruits, cherry and plum, dark herbs and hints of black pepper which bring a liveliness and lift to the finish. The use of whole bunches (15%) helps drive the al dente tannic influence on the wine and fleshiness, while French oak (16% new) contributes to an overall complexity.
93 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.