Located on the Mornington Peninsula, Kooyong is a specialist Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer; their Massale Pinot Noir consistently delivers one of the region's best value examples.
Produced from a blend of estate grown Pinot Noir parcels from Kooyong's Tuerong and Balnarring vineyards, the 2025 Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir offers a youthful perfume of black cherry, wild summer berries and dried rose petal. On the palate, the wine is deep, medium-bodied and layered with flavours of cherry and cranberry, soft pillowy tannins and excellent length and fruit purity.
"93 Points. Easy to enjoy this as it offers plenty of enticing aromas and flavours all bound up with racy acidity and silty, fine tannins. Bergamot, fresh herbs and a whiff of lavender plus wood smoke, autumn leaves and loads of cherries (pips and all). The palate is neatly composed - not too much of anything - and it ends up a delicious drink-now option. 13% alc, Drink: 2026-2031"- Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion.
"92 Points. In drinkability terms this definitely kicks some goals. It’s varietal and it’s juicy and it has a bit of depth and it has a bit of undergrowth-y complexity too. All wins. It tastes of cherries red and black, pomegranate, peppercorns, violets, sweet cedar and sweet earth, with a drift of aromatic herbs in play too. Tannin finesses the finish just enough, and the aftertaste brings an extra linger of undergrowth. It feels authentic and indeed pure. I liked it from the first sip but actually putting a score on it was more difficult; it’s good to drink, is the take-home. 13% Alc, Drink 2026-2030"- Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front.
