Scorpo Wine Tasting
Thu, 25 Jan
|Barrels & Stills
Come and try some iconic Mornington Peninsula winery Scorpo's wines.


Time & Location
25 Jan 2024, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Barrels & Stills, shop 2/117 Riding Rd, Hawthorne QLD 4171, Australia
About the event
Scorpo Wines are distinctive. The wines are made to express the flavours of the new world, in the style of the old world. They reflect their location and the unique characteristics of the soil and climate they are produced in. The Scorpo family chose Mornington Peninsula as the site for the vineyard due to the unique climatic conditions of the area, which are ideal for growing high quality cool climate varietals.
Wines on tasting:
SCORPO PINOT GRIS
The fruit is hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and sent directly to old (4 years and older) French barriques. Along with wild yeast fermentation, the use of old barrels accentuates the savoury side of this aromatic variety and also helps produce complex flavours, whilst still retaining plenty of fruit character. Mouth-watering, refreshing acidity is assured by stopping malolactic fermentation. The lees is not stirred. The wine is bottled after between 10 and 12 months.
SCORPO AUBAINE CHARDONNAY
The aromatics of the 2023 Aubaine are reflective of the cool season, showing a basket full of fresh citrus fruits and floral lift. The palate has a lemon purity to the fruit with a rind like textural grip providing a nice firm structure and integrating nicely with the oak. As you would expect in high quality Chardonnay, there is some lovely fruit weight that fills the mouth with flavours that linger nice and long, carried by some delicate natural acidity.
SCORPO NOIRIEN PINOT NOIR
Vibrant cherry red with purple hues. Bright berry fruit and cherry nose with flint, oak and spices. Dark cherries, mushroom and spices on the savoury palate with silky tannins. A wine of wonderful structure and persistence.