Port Phillip

Produced specially for Berry Bros. & Rudd by Crittenden, this is an exceptionally pure Pinot Noir. It is made with hand-harvested fruit selected from cool-climate sites in the King Valley in Victoria. The berry-fruit characters that dominate the nose and palate are fresh and juicy, supported by finely wrought tannins and vibrant acidity.

Not the Pythonesque antithesis of Kangeright, Kangerong is actually a zone of Mornington Peninsula.  This is a fruity, understated Chardonnay, with its character from extended lees’ contact rather than oak. The fruit comes from two selected Chardonnay blocks, a stone’s throw apart.
100% chardonnay.
Cool & discreet.

Circe’s Hillcrest Road now leads Pinot Noir production in the area – which is no mean feat, given the level of competition. It is sourced from a 1.2-hectare cool northeast-facing site planted in 1993, about 2.5 miles from the coast. With only 20 hl/ha making it to fermentation, low yield is the main weapon in the quality arsenal. For the 2016 vintage, fermentation was 100 percent whole bunch with six days foot-stomping. This considered winemaking delivers a wine of standout sophistication – offering delicate wood smoke and spice on the nose and black cherry on the palate. This is a deep and complex wine meant to be savoured slowly or reserved to evolve in the cellar for years to come. 
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Breaking the mould, this carefully crafted and complex wine is a respectful nod to Jura’s Vin Jaune. With an ageing period of four years under flor yeast the resulting flavour is nutty and perfumed with a saline tang like a classic fino sherry. Despite this distinctive ageing process, the Savagnin also still shines through and provides refreshing acidity, citrus fruit and a creamy texture at its core.
Unfined and unfiltered fun. Best served cool but not chilled.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

2013 was the best vintage yet for Circe, with consistently warm temperatures ensuring even ripening and healthy fruit. It is hardly surprising therefore that winemaker Dan Buckle has made a standout single vineyard wine from the Hillcrest Road vineyard this year. Extremely restrained and very Burgundian in style, this wine is defined by its savoury complexity. It is vastly different from what you might expect from an Australian Pinot Noir in almost every sense. The wine is pale in colour and delicate, almost pretty in style (typical for Mornington) yet it is also structured and conceals a power and a concentration that comes through on the mid-palate and remains evident on the extremely long and beautifully fresh finish. The nose and palate display subtle notes of hedgerow, smoke and bacon fat which complement the macerated ripe red berry notes, and the tannins are exceptionally fine. This is a must-try for Pinot-philes.
Catriona Felstead MW - Wine Buyer

Circe is a boutique label producing wines from deep red volcanic basalt soils in the cool climate Mornington Peninsula.
The nose is fruit forward and aromatic with wild strawberries, rose petals and a warm dusting of cinnamon. On the palate, ripe raspberry and red cherry eventually give way to a complex myriad of exotic spices which will develop further from bottle age. The length is impressive and balanced by fresh acidity and fine tannins. 
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer