A dark glass wine bottle with a black screw cap and a white label that reads 'Dexter Morangton Peninsula Pinot Noir' in black calligraphy.

Pinot Noir Tasting Notes

Below you can access detailed tasting notes for every vintage, supported by a full technical analysis. Each note outlines flavour characteristics, texture, and balance, while the analysis includes key data such as alcohol content, pH, and acidity.

  • Just-ripe cherry, plum sauce, and Sichuan pepper dominate the soft entry to the palate, with an added layer of confected fruit and spice from the whole bunch component. Lattice like tannins define the structure and are well integrated, carrying the wine to great depth. There is an intriguing savoury character to the wine, but the finish is all fruit sweetness that will fill out more over time.

  • Small bunches and berries have resulted in intensely concentrated fruit flavours and fine velvet tannins. Cherry, strawberry and black berry flavours.

  • The low crop weights and small bunches have resulted in intensely concentrated fruit flavours and fine velvet tannins. The cherry, strawberries and black berry flavours dominate with more subtle savoury tones and exotic fruits coming through on the back palate. The fine grain tannins and well defined structure carry the fruit sweetness well with great length.

  • Complex flavours as suggested by the aromas. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. Fine tannins and balanced acidity result in a wine with good texture and length. An elegant example of Dexter Pinot Noir, very similar to the 2019 in quality.

  • Complex flavours as suggested by the aromas. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. Fine tannins and balanced acidity result in a wine with good texture and length. An elegant example of Dexter Pinot Noir.

  • A mild and relatively dry winter and spring resulted in ideal flowering and fruit set indicating a large potential crop.

  • The wine is similar to the 2016. The complex flavours are of blackberries, plums, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins. It should age very well.

  • The wine is similar to the 2013 and 2015, perhaps more powerful. The complex flavours are of blackberries, plums, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins. It should age very well.

  • The wine is similar to the 2012 and 2013, perhaps a little more elegant. The complex flavours are of blackberries, plums, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins.

  • The wine is similar to the 2013, perhaps a little more fruit driven with slightly more tannin. The complex flavours are of blackberries, plums, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins.

  • The wine is similar to the 2012 and 2013, perhaps a little more elegant. The complex flavours are of blackberries, plums, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins.

  • The wine is similar to the 2010 and 2012 with a little more fruit sweetness and fine tannin. The complex flavours are of cherries, plums, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins.

  • The wine is similar to 2008 and 2010 in many ways but closer to the 2010. The complex flavours are of cherries, plums, blueberries, chocolate, spices and hints of oak. It has a soft entry with mid palate fruit sweetness and lovely texture. The finish is long with balanced acid and fine tannins.

  • The most elegant Pinot we have produced to date yet retaining lovely palate structure. The flavours are similar to the aromas with fruit and oak in balance. The entry is soft and fills out in the middle palate with soft sweet fruit and fine tannins towards a lingering finish.

  • Similar in weight to the 2008 and slightly richer than the 2009 yet retaining lovely palate structure. The flavours are similar to the aromas with fruit and oak in balance. The entry is soft and fills out in the middle palate with soft sweet fruit an fine tannins towards the lingering finish.