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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard Since planting their first Mornington Peninsula vineyard in 1997 Michael and Tony Lee have focused on the Peninsula s flagship cool-climate varieties - pinot noir pinot gris also known as pinot grigio and chardonnay We take great pride in our award-winning Peninsul shiraz range - still sparkling and fortified The 2009 Foxeys Hangout shiraz won four major wine show trophies including Best Victorian Red Wine in the Royal Melbourne Wine Show Winemaking Straightforward native ferment in small batches with hand plunging Native yeast primary fermentation native malolactic in spring Half is Mercurey new oak barrels Scotsworth is the first vineyard we planted in 1998 near the old Foxeys Hangout tree Initially quite vigorous the MV6 clone pinot vines have settled now and result is nicely balanced cane-pruned vines neither too vigorous nor lacking energy Fruit set is very even so little fruit thinning is required none in a low yielding season like 2013 Leaf plucking is carried out soon after fruit set so the grapes are quite well exposed to the sunshine Sounds easy but a good vineyard of nicely balanced vines is sometimes a happy accident often hard work too TASTING NOTES Very primary fruit at the start red berries and spice with darker fruits too a rounder palate profile than the Foxeys Hangout label wine and also more structural tannins lending further weight to the savoury fullness There is an intriguing earthiness to this wine that is quite captivating A wine that grows in the glass it loves to get plenty of air and is becoming more interesting and powerful with time in bottle Food Pairing Noble game dishes like squab and duck this wine will partner equally well with a rack of lamb and stronger flavours
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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard Since planting their first Mornington Peninsula vineyard in 1997 Michael and Tony Lee have focused on the Peninsula s flagship cool-climate varieties - pinot noir pinot gris also known as pinot grigio and chardonnay We take great pride in our award-winning Peninsula shiraz range - still sparkling and fortified The 2009 Foxeys Hangout shiraz won four major wine show trophies including Best Victorian Red Wine in the Royal Melbourne Wine Show Winemaking Straightforward native ferment in small batches with hand plunging Native yeast primary fermentation native malolactic in spring Half is Mercurey new oak barrels Scotsworth is the first vineyard we planted in 1998 near the old Foxeys Hangout tree Initially quite vigorous the MV6 clone pinot vines have settled now and result is nicely balanced cane-pruned vines neither too vigorous nor lacking energy Fruit set is very even so little fruit thinning is required none in a low yielding season like 2013 Leaf plucking is carried out soon after fruit set so the grapes are quite well exposed to the sunshine Sounds easy but a good vineyard of nicely balanced vines is sometimes a happy accident often hard work too TASTING NOTES Very primary fruit at the start red berries and spice with darker fruits too a rounder palate profile than the Foxeys Hangout label wine and also more structural tannins lending further weight to the savoury fullness There is an intriguing earthiness to this wine that is quite captivating A wine that grows in the glass it loves to get plenty of air and is becoming more interesting and powerful with time in bottle Food Pairing Noble game dishes like squab and duck this wine will partner equally well with a rack of lamb and stronger flavours
Vintage: 2013
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