{"product_id":"2024-hurley-vineyard-lodestone-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2024 Hurley Vineyard Lodestone Pinot Noir 750ml","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePre-Order: This item will be fulfilled and dispatched within one week after your order is placed.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAwards, Ratings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/100 - The Wine Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n2024 Vintage. Tasted: Jun 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout This Wine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLodestone comes from a north-facing 1.4 hectare block planted in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt receives the most sun exposure of any site on the estate and is planted to Burgundian clones 114, 115 and 777 alongside MV6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe vineyard takes its name from magnetite, the iron-rich mineral abundant in its soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhole 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A layered and complex blend of black cherries and mulberries with undertones of earth and mushroom and overtones of violets… intense flavours of black cherries, cassis and blood plums… ultra-fine tannins… carries through to a seemingly endless finish of raspberries and dark spice. To 2040.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Kevin Bell, Owner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHurley Vineyard is based on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, and was established in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTricia Byrnes and Kevin Bell first planted vines at their Balnarring property in 1998 with the sole intention of creating three single-vineyard Pinot Noirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir philosophy centres around respect for the environment, and they see viticulture as their most important role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage: 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrape Variety: Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Mornington Peninsula \/ Victoria \/ Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVineyard \/ Geo info: North-facing 1.4 hectare Lodestone block planted in 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFermentation: Natural yeast fermentation in open-top fermenters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturation: Approximately twenty months in Sirugue barrels, twenty-five percent new, without racking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrinking Window: To 2040\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Moor St Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52293714805038,"sku":"2120244184","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/6596\/6894\/files\/Lodestone-1.png_shopify.jpg?v=1783661395","url":"https:\/\/www.jcfinewines.au\/products\/2024-hurley-vineyard-lodestone-pinot-noir-750ml","provider":"JC FINE WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}