Shiraz – Scorpo Vineyard & Wines

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Insightful review of our 2019 Scorpo Estate Shiraz by @matthewjukes

“This is a model cool-climate Aussie Shiraz with more perfume and bright fruit than an ocean liner of Crozes-Hermitage and more silkiness and allure than a battleship of red Burgundy. The wines from Mornington tend to tread an invisible line between the Rhône and Burgundy, whether they are made from Shiraz or Pinot Noir. Scorpo, of course, makes both styles, so it is inevitable that this Shiraz, made by ‘Pinot hands’, has a sensual texture and a gentler and more civilised demeanour than a typical hot climate style. Thrilling and drinking already, despite its youth, this is a brilliant autumnal red.”
Matthew Jukes, www.matthewjukes.com
5th Oct 2022

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Kitchen garden still producing in spite of all the rain. First collection of honeycomb from our two hives.

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Last light @ Scorpo family vineyard ...

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Thank you @vinmerrison and Cellarhand Wines for a great interview with Paul. Posted @withregram • @cellarhandwine

*1st APRIL RELEASE* Good things take time, we all know. It’s around 40 million years since Antarctica’s split from Australia exposed thevolcanic seams that deposited basalt flows around the more elevated parts of the Mornington Peninsula.
One of the beneficiaries of that rift is Paul Scorpo, whose Merricks North vineyard sits on the iron-rich red-brown clay-loam soils shaped by millions of years of weathering. It's on this dirt that he grows his most singular, layered and inistent wines.
In keeping with the unhurried geological process, Paul hasn’t rushed to show these off.
It was with the outstanding 2010 vintage that the concept of his vineyard-selection wines was born. It began with the 2010 #Eocene #Chardonnay. That was followed by a ’13 and a ’15 Chardonnay before a lengthy hiatus ended with the ’19.
The first Pinot Noir in this range emerged in 2017, the fruit of Paul’s high-density initiative with the Abel clone, planted on the old cherry orchard. This video featuring Paul and #CellarHand's @VinMerrison takes a close look at this wine.
A second Pinot followed that in 2019, this time from the original MV6 vines that Paul and his family put in back in 1997.
From 2020, we have the pleasure of presenting all three of these at once. Lovers of the peninsula’s prettiness and generosity will recognise the pleasure and underlying power of these. More precisely, perhaps, these wines are for devotees of dénouement – the slow unfurling of buried nuance, dense structure and volcanic mineral stature.
Paul’s dedication to pushing boundaries with the peninsula’s signature grapes is to be applauded. But in fact the outcomes are more impressive even than the sense of endeavour.
Here, then, are three wines that raise the bar in a region you think you know. ...

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Summer heralds the release of our Pinot Noir Rosé 2021. The making of our Rosé was inspired by tasting Rosé in Sancerre in 2002. We made our first Rosé in 2004. Tim White gave the 2005 a great review. He said,
‘Plump Smelling-sweet-sharp strawberries-and really pretty. Attacks with succulent, sweetish fruit which builds down the middle becoming zesty but also sapid. There’s some nuttiness here too. Complex Rosé 92/100’
The 2021 has also had great reviews. (See above) We still want to see a crisp wine that is pale in colour, with an elegant textured palate and mouth-watering refreshing acidity. We love that saline hint that references the fact that we are 2.4km from Balnarring Beach. Perfumed floral elements intermingled with spice provide layers of complexity. A cold glass of our delicious Rosé provides an experience that brims with pleasure.
Paul Scorpo 2/12/2021
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