Dexter Wines

Dexter Pinot Noir 2024 | Mornington Peninsula

Name: Dexter Pinot Noir 2024 | Mornington Peninsula
Brand: Dexter Wines
SKU: 9339931000027-2024
Price: 54.99 AUD
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Dexter Pinot Noir 2024 is a world-class Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir from a site planted with MV6, 777, D5V12, and Pommard clones — hand-picked, partially whole bunch fermented, and matured for ten months in French oak barriques and puncheons. Just-ripe cherry, plum sauce, and Sichuan pepper dominate the soft entry, with an added layer of confected fruit and spice from the whole bunch component. Lattice-like tannins define the structure and carry the wine to great depth, with an intriguing savoury character and a finish of pure fruit sweetness that will fill out further over time.

Appearance

Deep, translucent ruby with the clarity and precision of a Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir from a site where careful vineyard management guides the vines into harmonious balance — optimal flavour development at appropriate sugar levels, vintage after vintage.

Aroma

Just-ripe cherry, plum sauce, and Sichuan pepper — with the added layer of confected fruit and spice that the whole bunch component delivers. Intriguing, complex, and immediately compelling, with the savoury depth and aromatic precision that MV6, 777, D5V12, and Pommard clones on a single Mornington Peninsula site produce at their finest.

Palate

Soft entry with lattice-like tannins that define the structure and are beautifully integrated — carrying the wine to great depth, with an intriguing savoury character and a finish that is all fruit sweetness. A wine that will fill out further over time, with the structure and depth to reward patience and the fruit to deliver pleasure now.

Pairs With

Roast duck, salmon, mushroom risotto, pinot-friendly charcuterie, and soft washed-rind cheeses — the lattice tannins, cherry and plum depth, and Sichuan pepper spice make Dexter Pinot Noir a deeply satisfying and natural partner for the finest food at the table. Serve slightly cool.

Wine Specifications

Variety: Pinot Noir

Size: 750mL

Region: Mornington Peninsula

ABV: 13%

Vintage: 2024

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Winery & Vintage Info

Winemaking Notes

Hand-picked fruit from MV6, 777, D5V12, and Pommard clones — destemmed without crushing and elevated into small open fermenters. Fruit remains un-inoculated for 2–3 days before a cultured yeast is added when fermentation is observed. Depending on the season, a percentage of fruit is left as whole bunches, fermented separately, and blended back into the finished wine. Must temperatures peak at around 32°C during fermentation, with the cap plunged or pumped over up to twice daily. 2–3 days after fermentation is complete, the must is gently pressed and transferred into French oak barriques and puncheons — typically around 20% new, 10% second use, and the remainder older — where malolactic fermentation occurs before winter. Racked just prior to bottling in January, approximately ten months after harvest.

Producer History

Dexter is a Mornington Peninsula producer with a singular focus on producing world-class Pinot Noir from a site where the combination of clones, careful vineyard management, and meticulous winemaking allows optimal flavour development at appropriate sugar levels — the foundation of wines that carry genuine depth, structure, and the intricate depiction of place that only a well-managed, multi-clone estate site can deliver. Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir at its most precise and compelling.