Mornington Peninsula

Montalto’s The Eleven chardonnay from the 2013 vintage is serious in intent, putting space between it and the simpler styles

The exploration of the terroirs of the Mornington Peninsula continues apace at Montalto.  The three wines before me here are

Bourgogne Passetoutgrains AOC is a reasonably humble appellation wine able to be produced from grapes grown in the entire Burgundy

This is a very smart chardonnay from Montalto.  Aromatically, it is very restrained, with muted notes of lemon, stone and

Source: http://www.montalto.com.au The 2013 vintage is an excellent release of Montalto’s Estate Chardonnay.  It has aromatics of gun flint, citrus

Montalto’s Estate Pinot Noir from the 2013 vintage is a very good wine indeed.  It has aromatics that are savoury

The evolution of Mornington Peninsula pinot noir continues at pace.  Each time I look into the pinot noirs from this

Montalto’s “Montalto” chardonnay is bright in the glass, with a pale intensity lemon colour.  It has light aromatics of struck

Montalto’s Hawkins Hill chardonnay is from a single vineyard in the lower reaches of Red Hill.  The 2012 release is