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Moorooduc Estate Devil Bend Creek Pinot Noir 2024
DOZEN: $367.20 or $30.60 each
Moorooduc Estate is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s foundational producers, established by Richard and Jill McIntyre in the early 1980s. It’s a vineyard-first, site-focused winery that has been central in defining what Mornington Pinot Noir looks like: cool-climate, naturally high acid, fine-boned, and built more on perfume and structure than sheer weight. The estate has long worked with organic principles and a relatively traditional, low-intervention cellar approach, with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as its core expressions of the region’s maritime influence.
I know we have said it before but honestly, how do the McIntyres do this wine for this kind of money? It always impresses and considering this is all hand-harvested, wild yeast fermented, and spends time in top-notch French oak you just have to smile with a glass in front of you.
The Devil Bend Pinot Noir sits within Moorooduc’s range as a step outside their strict estate bottlings, sourced from the broader Mornington Peninsula—specifically the cooler, lower-vigour sites around the Devil Bend area on the western side of the peninsula. These sites are strongly influenced by maritime winds and a long, slow ripening season, which helps preserve acidity and aromatic lift while naturally limiting yields.
Within the context of Mornington Pinot, Devil Bend sits as a kind of regional expression rather than a single-vineyard statement. It reflects Moorooduc’s broader philosophy: letting the Peninsula’s cool maritime conditions define the wine, while keeping winemaking deliberately restrained so the fruit and site character remain at the forefront.
There is always a generosity here and 2024 has embraced that vibe but added a little sappy detail to elevate the stakes a little more.. A touch of wild cherry and raspberry fruit, that amaro and citrus twang you often see and a sprinkle of sweet spice and whole black pepper that entices you in. It's plump through the middle with succulent fruit that zips along a fine line of tannins that bind all the fruit together beautifully.
It's soft and supple with plenty of Joie-de-vie while delivering a serious edge that most producers in the Mornigton must be pretty jealous about.