Mount Pierrepoint Estate

Mount Pierrepoint Estate
P.O. Box 5003
Tarrington
Australia Vic. 3301
Phone: 61 3 5572 5553
http://www.mountpierrepoint.com.au/

Contact: Andrew & Jennifer Lacey
Email: [email protected]

Our philosophy is to allow nature and seasonal variation to be expressed in the wines, the wines being a direct reflection of the vineyard.

The vineyard has been chemical free for the past 5 years and it is our intention to begin biodynamic treatments this season. A number of new processes are being employed in the vineyard this season including the use of an under-vine weeder which runs a blade beneath the soil to sever the roots of the weeds. An aerator will be employed to aerate the soil and encourage micro-organism growth, and the canes from pruning have been mulched and left to increase organic matter in the mid-rows.

Whilst the vines are carefully managed organically - and soon to be biodynamically - intervention is kept to a minimum enabling the natural character of the fruit to be developed over the season. The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fruit is managed for low yields of between 1 and 2 tonne per acre. The Pinot Gris is a more vigorous variety and therefore naturally produces more fruit to maintain balance with the canopy growth. We are experimenting with cropping levels to achieve ultimate balance and therefore quality, believing this balance to be somewhere between 2 and 3. 5 tonne per acre. The grapes are all hand-picked and sent off site to the winery during the month of March.

The Pinot vines are situated on a north facing slope whilst the chardonnay vines have been planted on top of the hill. The vines are hand-pruned and de-budded to ensure they are balanced to ripen the following season's fruit.

Winemaker: Scott Ireland

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