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Awards, Ratings & Reviews
95/100 - The Wine Front
2024 Vintage. Tasted: Jun 2026.
About This Wine
Lodestone comes from a north-facing 1.4 hectare block planted in 1999.
It receives the most sun exposure of any site on the estate and is planted to Burgundian clones 114, 115 and 777 alongside MV6.
The vineyard takes its name from magnetite, the iron-rich mineral abundant in its soils.
Whole berries were one hundred percent destemmed and cold soaked before natural yeast fermentation in open-top fermenters. The wine was gravity fed to basket press, then aged in Sirugue barrels, twenty-five percent new, for approximately twenty months without racking.
Producer Notes
āA layered and complex blend of black cherries and mulberries with undertones of earth and mushroom and overtones of violetsā¦ intense flavours of black cherries, cassis and blood plumsā¦ ultra-fine tanninsā¦ carries through to a seemingly endless finish of raspberries and dark spice. To 2040.ā
ā Kevin Bell, Owner
About the Producer
Hurley Vineyard is based on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, and was established in 2001.
Tricia Byrnes and Kevin Bell first planted vines at their Balnarring property in 1998 with the sole intention of creating three single-vineyard Pinot Noirs.
Their philosophy centres around respect for the environment, and they see viticulture as their most important role.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
- Region: Mornington Peninsula / Victoria / Australia
- Vineyard / Geo info: North-facing 1.4 hectare Lodestone block planted in 1999
- Fermentation: Natural yeast fermentation in open-top fermenters
- Maturation: Approximately twenty months in Sirugue barrels, twenty-five percent new, without racking
- Drinking Window: To 2040
