This is a finely structured, cool-climate Chardonnay sourced from the very low-yielding, schist soils of Drumborg in Henty. Hand-harvested fruit is whole-pressed and wild-fermented in French oak (with 100% new oak fermentation and 50% new oak maturation), followed by full malolactic fermentation for added depth and texture. The fruit for Lethbridge's Pinot Gris and Riesling has, for many years, been sourced from this region, which has more recently produced delicious Pinot Noir as well. It has also long been a great source of fruit for sparkling wines, the style for which the region was originally planted. As noted by the winemakers, "In recent years, as the climate continues to warm, we have seen some great character in the Chardonnay fruit from Jack and Lois Doeven's vineyard, and rather than pick it all early for sparkling wine, we have decided to go all out and make a 'nothing spared' Chardonnay. This wine is flinty, minerally and has beautiful acidity reminiscent of somewhere in the old world that we are not allowed to mention, so taste for yourself and see."

The Hat Rock Pinot Noir is sourced from a bay-side site near Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula, where self-mulching black clay over limestone supports MV6, 114, and 115 vines planted in 2000. The wine is hand-picked and wild-fermented with around 50% whole bunches, then matured in 50% new French oak and bottled un-fined and unfiltered. The Bellarine Peninsula is noted for producing depth and flavour, and the 2023 vintage was cool and low-yielding, with a long, carefully managed growing season that ultimately delivered bright, finely balanced wines with high natural acidity.

The Hillside Haven Pinot Noir 2023 is sourced from a high-elevation site near Anakie (254m above sea level), where quaternary basalt over granite soils support D2V5 vines planted in 1998. The wine is hand-picked and wild-fermented with around 50% whole bunches, then matured in 50% new French oak and bottled un-fined and unfiltered. The 2023 vintage was cool, wet, and low-yielding with a long growing season that delivered finely balanced wines with bright acidity and elegance after a warm late-summer finish.

Lethbridge Suma Park Pinot Noir is sourced from a limestone escarpment site at Marcus Hill on the Bellarine Peninsula, where thin red clay loam and buckshot over limestone support MV6 vines planted in 1999. The wine is hand-picked and wild-fermented with around 50% whole bunches, then matured in 50% new French oak and bottled un-fined and unfiltered. The 2023 vintage was cool, wet, and low-yielding with a long ripening season, producing bright, elegant wines with fine balance and high natural acidity, with the Bellarine Peninsula noted for delivering depth and flavour. The result is a Pinot Noir of lifted red fruit, savoury complexity, and a finely structured, mineral-tinged palate.

The Springbank Pinot Noir comes from a Bannockburn vineyard with red clay over limestone and ironstone buckshot, planted to MV6, 114, and 115 clones in 2001. Hand-picked and wild-fermented with around 50% whole bunches, it is matured in 50% new French oak and bottled un-fined and unfiltered, reflecting a precise, minimal-intervention approach. The 2023 vintage was cool and low-yielding with a long ripening season, notably a standout year for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with Moorabool Valley vineyards in particular producing particularly elegant wines. 

The Lethbridge Block 4 Pinot Noir is grown on a patch of vines on the black clay, basalt and limestone soils in the northwest corner of the lofty, cool Lethbridge vineyard in the Moorabool Valley. The block was planted in 1998 predominantly to MV6, with a smattering of 115 in the mix. 

The fruit is hand-picked, fermented spontaneously in open-top vessels, and matured in barrels (50% new). Perhaps due to his scientific background, Nadeson, whose wines never taste oaky, is something of a specialist when it comes to the use of oak. He works closely with a single French cooper, and all Lethbridge barrels are custom-built to his specifications: light toast and a tight grain to facilitate micro-oxygenation and help polymerise the tannins. This is super classy, bottle-aged Pinot: It’s bold and richly textured, laden with deep red fruits, exotic spice and well-integrated savoury notes.