Among the many New World areas that through the years have emerged as main producers of world class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are Australia’s Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley.
Scroll all the way down to see tasting notes and scores for 20 Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley to attempt
Two main Australian cool local weather areas
Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley are situated in South Japanese Australia, near Melbourne: The previous about 70 km to the south; the latter 45 km northeast of the town.
Mornington Peninsula is surrounded by three our bodies of water: Port Phillip Bay on the west aspect, Western Port Bay on the east, and Bass Strait on the backside. This makes it one in all Australia’s genuinely maritime areas with crisp, cooling breezes blowing all 12 months spherical – this in flip means the rising season is lengthy and balanced and that illness strain is comparatively low. Its topography, with ridges and rolling hills, is a results of volcanic exercise 60 million years in the past, adopted by uplift via faulting within the final 15 million years.
The huge and various Yarra Valley is split into the Decrease Yarra and Higher Yarra, with distinct altitudes, soils, rainfall and climates. The Nice Dividing Vary borders it to the north and the Dandenong Ranges to the south with the Yarra River working via it. The river can be a dividing line between the area’s two important soil profiles (see field beneath), which, along with elevation and facet, are a supply of a lot range throughout the area.
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Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley – 20 Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs to attempt:
Wines grouped by model and ordered by rating, in descending order.
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