Tasting Profile
May 2026
Kooyong Estate Pinot Noir comprises fruit from our Meres, Haven, Ferrous and Nord blocks and as such offers an overall expression of the Kooyong vineyard, with parcels of fruit from various soils and mesoclimates blended to create the Estate label. Each year the same parcels are consistently chosen, giving this wine an underlying likeness across vintages.
The nose is expressive and layered, opening with dark and red cherry fruit, unfolding into crushed strawberry and pomegranate. Subtle notes of blood orange zest and earthy spice add lift and complexity, while oak sits discreetly in the background, framing without dominating. The palate is supple and fruit-driven, with a core of red cherry, raspberry and wild forest fruits. Tannins are fine-grained and seamlessly integrated, providing shape and line rather than weight. A bright, energetic acidity carries the wine with precision, extending through to a long, poised finish. Approachable now, the wine will reward medium-term cellaring, gaining further complexity and harmony with time.
13.0% alc.
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Reviews
Wine Pilot, May 2026
Jeni Port
With fruit sourced from four celebrated estate blocks. A top vintage that highlights intrinsic quality. Brilliant purple-crimson hues. Composition is top notch, offering a wine with fleshy, all round appeal. Aromas of red earth, bush scents, leaves, rosehip, dried herbs and dark berries. Woven together in a lithe and supple tannins, the palate explores the strong Mornington Peninsula regional combination of autumnal leaf and herbs threaded across bright cherry-dark berry and plum flavours with hints of cocoa, red liquorice spice, cola and an earthy rhubarb light savouriness. Nicely judged all round.
95 points
Wine Pilot, June 2026
Ken Gargett
The Estate Pinot Noir is a ombination of fruit from four – Meres, Haven, Ferrous and Nord. A great example of the glories of Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir. Fermentation was in a mix of vessels, including large format oak vats, concrete tanks and open top stainless-steel fermenters. The team included a portion of whole bunches. Fermentation took around sixteen days and the wine was then pressed into a mix of French oak barriques, of which 15% were new, puncheons. Maturation was for a year.
A pale but gleaming crimson, there is a slight sappy, briary opening to the wine and we have aromas weaving through cherries, fresh herbs, smoked meats, a touch of leather, raspberries and cold tea. The wine is of medium length, finely balanced with juicy acidity, and finishes with satiny tannins. Fresh and with good direction throughout, enjoy this over the next six to eight years.
94 points
The WineFront, May 2026
Campbell Mattinson
This Pinot Noir has velvet to its texture, feels and tastes varietal, and finishes well. It’s in a good place. The cherry-berry fruit comes tossed with herbs, the tannin is fine and has just enough assertion, and everything feels knitted and svelte. In fact I’d reckon that this is the best Kooyong Estate Pinot Noir that I’ve tasted in at least a few years, if not longer.
93+ points
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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.