Hurley - Mornington Peninsula

Off to a cracking start with the ‘entry level’ wine in the range. Already this seems fine, detailed and very gentle across the palate. Medium bodied at most, it has a core of delicate red fruits, sap, and fantastic persistence. It is not showy at all but the quality of fruit on offer speaks for itself. Flavours span cranberry, cherry pip, aperol and pomegranate. Setting the bar high for the wines to follow…- Ches Cook, FWC.

Very serious Pinot territory now. The nose immediately suggests a deeper and slightly darker wine. The fruit spectrum shows darker fruit: black cherry and plum with spice and earth running throughout. The concentration of fruit here seems enhanced and with that comes a touch more fruit sweetness, although this is very marginal. Very good now and even better after 5 years. – Ches Cook, FWC.

Medium to deep red colour with the faintest tinge of purple and a strongly smoky, burnt-timber aroma. The wine is full and rich, fruit-sweet in the centre and the tannins are ripe and supple. There is a trace of positive development starting up. A bigger style of pinot and all the components are in the right place. Long carry. Very good indeed. (From a 2-acre north-east facing block planted to G5V15 and MV6 clones. 1/3 new oak) - 95 Points, Huon Hooke

A notable step up in intensity here. This wine carries a lot of the same flavours as the ‘Estate’ wine, but as well as that, there is a lot more going on below the surface. Spice, briar, forest floor, undergrowth are some of the characters I see here. It has a savoury edge to the finish where tannins are fine but persistent. The aromatics also seem enhanced, too and the mouthfeel commands a presence. A very complete wine with so much to offer. – Ches Cook, FWC.

Medium to full red colour with a good tint of purple, and a spicy, dark cherry, subtle char-oak combination on the bouquet. The wine is intense and rich, soft and fleshy, wth a core of fruit sweetness and a lot of charm. Velvet texture, good persistence. Lovely wine, loaded with pinoty charm and already very complex. (From a 3-acre north-facing block on iron-rich soil with magnetite at Balnarring, planted to 114, 115, 777 and MV6 clones. 1/3 new oak) - 95 Points, Huon Hooke

This wine came across as perhaps the most powerful of the bunch, but also the most closed. It seemed tighter and a toucher firmer and the aromatics slightly less giving at this early stage. It really came across as the wine that needs the most time but with that, it could easily become the most enchanting of the lot with time in the cellar. Tannins and acid are slightly higher-tone here, while still maintaining fantastic balance. After all, there is a powerful and deep core of fruit at the foundations of the wine. Cellar this if you can. – Ches Cook, FWC.

Medium to light red/purple colour, bright and fresh. The bouquet showing smoky oak and brown spice aromas, the palate following on with good intensity and focus, firm and upright, with ample supple tannins and good persistence. Serious pinot flavours and weight, the aftertaste powering on long after the wine has left. Excellent pinot, and worthwhile cellaring. (From a 3-acre, east-facing slope planted to MV6 clone, at Balnarring. 1/3 new oak) – 96 Points, Huon Hooke