Morningside Pinot Noir 2019

Coal River Valley is one of Tasmania’s and Australia’s most picturesque and historical towns – the vineyards of Morning Side Vineyard (Now part of Pressing Matters) are producing Bungundian-like Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs in the fertile and lush soils of Coal River Valley. Overall, the Coal River Valley is responsible for about 13% of Tasmania’s wine production

The Coal River Valley was part of the territory of the Oyster Bay, originally called Mumirimina by Indigenous people and became one of the earliest areas used by the first British settlers outside Hobart with Richmond established in the 1820s. Valued for its life giving river systems and nutritious soils, the first British settlers used the Valley as a mixture of grazing, pastureland and crop growing.

Fast forward to today. The land is primarily used for slow-maturing, cool-weather grapes and while the area is still celebrated for its peaty, rich soils, there is a rare slither of limestone in the Valley upon which Morningside & Pressing Matters vineyards sit.  .This limestone adds finesse, minerality and structure to the wines.