Ocean Eight Aylward Reserve Pinot Noir 2024 | MorningtonOcean Eight Aylward Reserve Pinot Noir 2024 is the finest expression of the Aylward familys single Tuerong vineyard a single block wine from a small paddock of MV6 clone Pinot Noir planted in 1999, cropped low for intense concentration, and crafted to be concisely one of the best Pinot Noirs on the Mornington Peninsula. Owned by the Aylward family, Ocean Eight wines are grown on the premise that wines must be enjoyed with food and must best represent

and textured fruit center

crafted by winemaker Nick Lane in Marlborough with two years on lees

Also excellent alongside salmon

lemon peel

grilled lamb chops with rosemary

the palate delivers flavours of crisp red apple

These are enhanced by slightly pepper y notes of pink peppercorn

Nuanced and textured — vibrant fruit flavours with taut acidity and a firm

inviting you into a complex aromatic experience

concentrated colour of a whisky that has absorbed the full character of its American oak maturation

distinctive bitterness

symbolised by the iconic Ashton Tower standing proud at 55 metres