Northway Downs Estate - Tasting Notes

2001 Chardonnay
This wine is unwooded to demonstrate excellent cool climate fruit character. It has a youthful freshness with an aroma of tropical fruits, particularly pineapple. This wine finishes pleasantly dry.
$15.00 per bottle

2002 Chardonnay
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2003 Chardonnay BRONZE Red Hill Cool Climates Wine Show 2004
                            BRONZE Red Hill Cool Climates Wine Show 2005
Well renown winemaker Sandro Mosele has produced a stunning example of a Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay made from fruit grown on the property in the warmer area of Balnarring. This lovely honey straw coloured wine has spent 10 months in French oak which adds complexity to the already great fruit.
Drinking well now and over the next few years.
$20.00 per bottle

2004 Chardonnay SILVER Red Hill Cool Climates Wine Show 2005
The 2004 vintage saw an abundance of grapes, ripe for the picking. This wine has ample fruit flavour showing the typical cooler climate character of melon, supported by toasty oak.
The palate is fresh and clean. Drink it now or cellar for 3 - 4 years.
$20.00 per bottle

2001 Pinot Noir BRONZE Red Hill Cool Climates Wine Show 2004
A light to medium bodied fresh and easy drinking red wine. Matured for 1 year in French oak, this wine is great for drinking now and for picnics.
$22.00 per bottle

2003 Pinot Noir BRONZE Red Hill Cool Climates Wine Show 2005
The 2003 vintage was trouble free. The grapes were picked at their optimum and after crushing, fermenting and then hand pressing, the wine was left to mature in the barrel. The finished wine has a hint of plum and a touch of earthiness that marks a Pinot. The palate is smooth and medium bodied with a light tannin backbone.
$24.00 per bottle

2004 Pinot Noir 'Hands On'
This wine has a rich berry colour and spicy, plum like flavour. It was made with only the free run juice and matured in French Oak for 1 year which gives the palate a silky texture with soft fine tannins
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$24.00 per bottle

2004 Pinot Noir
The colour of this wine is like a ripe cherry. The palate is long and savoury with a slight peppery finish. Drink over 5 years.
$24.00 per bottle

Northway Downs Estate
437 Stumpy Gully Road
Balnarring
VIC 3926
MORNINGTON PENINSULA