Stonier is one of the Mornington Peninsula's founding estates, established by Brian and Noel Stonier in the 1970s and long associated with well-priced, cool-climate Pinot Noir. This wine draws on a spread of grower vineyards across the Peninsula, all managed in-house to maintain quality control, and takes in a mix of clones and sites, including parcels planted on the region's red volcanic (basalt-derived) soils. The Peninsula's maritime setting, cooling bay breezes and moderate ripening deliver perfumed, medium-bodied Pinot. The 2024 vintage produced vibrant, varietally clear fruit with fresh acidity, giving a wine of energy and fine structure across the blend.

The blend was assembled from several grower vineyards and a mix of clones. Roughly 20 per cent whole bunches were used on the parcels grown on volcanic soils, with the remainder destemmed. Fermentations proceeded in the winery before pressing and transfer to 500-litre French oak puncheons, of which around 8 per cent were new, for maturation. The larger-format, low-new-oak regime was chosen to build texture and support the fruit without dominating it. The result is a light-to-medium-bodied Pinot with sandy, fruit-propping tannins, red-cherry and blood-orange lift, exotic spice and a wash of fresh acidity, ready to drink now but with a few years of cellaring in reserve.