Welcome to pinotnoir.com.au the home of

Bogong Estate  "the pinot people"

JAMES HALLIDAY - gives Bogong Estate first rating- 3 1/2 stars !
We are very happy to receive our first vineyard rating in James Hallidays 2008 Australian Wine Companion. We think it is a great building block in our efforts to produce real cool climate pinot noir that has character taste and value. See page 115.
4 Glass ratings (out of 5)for all 2005 pinots !
Our pinotnoir.com.au line and our Bogong Estate 2005 pinot noir get 4glasses- we are very pleased - we will be aiming ever higher in our quest for beautiful pinot noir.
 
Cellar door Special
Our spring cellar door special is BUY a dozen of our wines and get a copy of James Hallidays Wine Companion 2008 for FREE ! If you are lucky the winemaker will sign it for you !



Spring has sprung- and buds have burst ! Summer is on its way!

                                 
We have survived a couple of baby frosts and the vines are looking good. Flowering is a bit early and the vines have grown like mad.

The Bogong Estate 2005 Pinot Noir is drinking very nicely. This is a blend of 10 individual batches. It includes wild ferments and cultured yeasts making it complex and full of character. At $25 it is a bargain. See our cellar door special.   Buy Now !

Spring lamb and the 2005 pinot would be perfect. Some of Gerry's smoked lamb racks ,lemon and fennel -even better. Drop in and see him - the butcher shop in the main street of Mt Beauty.

If you are coming up to the Northeast before the Silly season drop in and get a bottle or six of our " the wild one" 2005 Pinot Noir. This is a cellar door only special - a wild ferment no filtering, fining or other mucking around. Great raspberry pinot flavour smooth and very easy to drink. We have been doing extensive destructive testing on this product - at $30 be quick.  Buy Now !



Bogong Estate in the heart of the the Victorian Alps


Some people say that the spiritual home of pinot noir is down south – maybe near Melbourne or even in Tassie – but we know it is up here in the heart of the Victorian Alps.  Bogong Estate lies in the morning shadow of Mt Bogong, near the delightful village of Mt Beauty at the top end of the Kiewa River Valley. Skiing fanatics will know we are 30 minutes from Falls Creek, the best ski resort in Australia.

So why pinotnoir.com.au ?


Because we are " the pinot people" that is what we do- that’s it –nothing else. No chardonnay- no shiraz- zip-just pinot noir ! We live, eat, breathe and drink pinot-perhaps we talk about it far too much.
I guess we should be forgiven - we have 25 acres of pinot first planted nearly 10 years ago. We can now produce up to 4500 cases of handmade cool climate pinot.



Pinotnoir.com.au label    
The 3 wines from our outstanding 2005 vintage released under the pinotnoir.com.au label are drinking very well. We have a White,a Rose and a very drinkable Red under this label.

 Brief tasting notes.
Pinotnoir.com.au White Pinot Noir 2005
Very light colour beautiful stonefruit and passionfruit flavours dry and refreshing.
Pinotnoir.com.au Rose 2005
Salmon pink with upfront strawberry fruit salad flavours-dry but full of flavour.
Pinotnoir.com.au Red Pinot Noir 2005
Bright red with raspberry on the nose and upfront palate- soft tannins and acid

How Much for pinotnoir.com.au ?  -around $20 a bottle at cellar door and outlets in Sydney!
The normal case price is $240 a dozen plus delivery.

How to buy Bogong Estate pinot

Christmas Special- Unlike Pets - Pinot is just(perfect) for Christmas- so now is the time to order some of our delightful Pinots. For 12 case orders there is no freight charge to Melbourne/Sydney etc.

You can buy the pinotnoir.com.au or the 2005 Bogong Estate pinots thru cellar door/mail order at anytime.

Email or call and we will arrange the order.  

We have Visa Mastercard and Eftpos facilities.

We send wine anywhere , using Aust Post or Toll Ipec.

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Email      sales@pinotnoir.com.au
Fax        03   57 544 748
Phone    03   57 544 347
Mobile   0419 567 588


Postal Address:
PO Box 407
Mt Beauty  VIC  3699
Street Address
Corner of Damms Rd & Mountain Creek Rd
Mt Beauty   VIC   3699



Bogong Estate Pinot Noir perfect every time The Food Wine match…the pinotnoir.com.au wines are all real cool climate pinots, with an abundance of flavours. The Pinotnoir.com.au wines are made for the casual alfresco style of living we all enjoy. The wines are have little or no residual sugar making them easy to match with food. Try seafood with the white say Calamari with lime dressing - try some Thai style sweet chilli dish with the Rose- its has the fruit punch to match it! - try Salmon veal or duck with the Red.
We have found that all our pinots go really well with food - they can handle delicate things and the more robust dishes too. Pinot is the most versatile of wines!

Visiting Our Cellar door
  • We are open thruout the year -generally from 11.00am to 5.00 pm from Friday to Tuesday. On Wed and Thurs you can make an appointment. During the Holidays we will be open 7 days a week. 
  • Our cellar door cafe is open only by appointment at the moment. We will be doing some weekend food events over the next few months. Ring to check (03 57544347). You can of course enjoy a glass of any of our Pinots and a gentle game of Boules on our excellent pitch any day.
  • By the way the views are stunning- some people never want to go home ! Check the map –we are on the corner of Mountain Creek and Damms Roads. Can’t miss it !  Google Maps  directions to Bogong Estate -go now!
  • For accommodation Check out the Web Mt Beauty Site  or give us a call for some suggestions.


What’s happening now in the Vineyard and Winery?

As we reported earlier this year we will only produce around 500 cases of our white/rose. This is shaping up quite nicely. We are thinking about bottling this with a bit of a soft bubble, just to give if a bit of a lift and added fun for the dedicated pinot rose drinker !

Even though we are fortunate enough to have reasonable supplies of earlier vintages of our big style pinot noirs to carry us thru till next year, our strong message to wine lovers is that if you see a wine bargain, snap it up. By the end of this year we believe that prices and supply will rise and fall respectively.   Buy Now !

For all those people hanging out for the Pinot Forte we promise we will get this done soon. Remember good things come to those that wait! Ditto for our next batch of Bubbly. The soft bubble rose may help fill the gap. 

We hope to see you soon - the Team at Bogong Estate " the pinot people"

      remember summer?      last autumn leaves
current tempertaure in Mt Beauty="">  
Spring is in the air - and if a young man (or woman) 's fancy turns to romance- what better way than to share a beautiful bottle of pinot noir with the one you love !