Hurley Vineyard Garamond Pinot Noir 2020

At Hurley, Kevin & Tricia are immersed in the task of showcasing what their 3 differing single vineyard plots or climates can express from their estate in Balnarring, perched on a crest of volcanic red clay covered by a topsoil of stony red-brown clay loam. Burgundy clearly inspired them to this endeavour, not to mimic the wines from the Cote d’Or in terms of taste but the ethos of single site expressions, terroir driven wines. Planted in 1998 and 1999 the estate has 3.43 hectares of Pinot Noir across 3 clearly defined climates. Lodestone, Hommage and Garamond.

This Hurley Vineyard Pinot Noir comes entirely from Garamond, their 3 acre east slopping vineyard. Claude Garamond is the French Renaissance artisan who created for the world the elegant font used on this wine bottles label. Garamond - the vineyard - produces Pinot Noir that balances power with finesse and fragrant perfumed. Made by Kevin Bell, out of respect for the terroir of this individual vineyard, it was matured in French oak casks (25% new) for 20 months and bottled without finings or filtration. 

The Finer Details
Style - Red Wine
Varietal - Pinot Noir
Country - Australia
Region - Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Vintage - 2020
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 13.1%