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The maritime climate of the Mornington Peninsula creates the perfect conditions to enhance the sappy plum and berry flavours in this wine. Secondary characters of truffles and cigarbox will develop with careful ageing.

THIERRY MORTET Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur 1er Cru

DOMAINE DE LA COTE Bloom's Field Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills The Bloom’s Field is one of the Domaine's five single sites, on a southwest-facing hillside with clay on Monterey Shale bedrock. The Pinots from this windy spot are perhaps the lightest in colour and weight yet loaded with complexity both aromatically, and throughout the palate. Whole-bunch wild herbs and leafiness blend with cherry and pomegranate notes and the palate is awash with lush dark red fruits, fresh minerality, and a deep long finish.

As often happens with Calvert, the nose when young is slightly muted and more direct than exotic; pure and fine aromas, not bold and lush. The palate follows on accordingly, with clarity of fruit, roses and florals. Focussed, concentrated yet pure in the mid-palate, with its hallmark mineral texture, its firm but ultimately juicy on the finish. The vines are growing up and were seeing the puppy-fat turn to muscle.