David Lloyd's tiny cult estate, single-clone Pinot Noirs from individual rows, plus Gamay, made for the Burgundy obsessives.
Known for Single-Clone Pinot NoirsDavid LloydCult ProducerTiny Cellar Door
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Why we’d goEldridge is where Peninsula Pinot nerds go to geek out, David Lloyd, a shed, a small counter, and the wines lined up for you to taste one against the other.
Eldridge is where Peninsula Pinot nerds go to geek out. David Lloyd runs the estate almost single-handedly, makes the wine himself, and produces single-clone bottlings, MV6, PTG, 115, 777, in quantities so small that most of them are sold out by word of mouth before they reach a shelf. The cellar door is deliberately low-key: a shed, a small counter, Dave behind it, the wines lined up for you to taste one against the other.
The MV6 is the benchmark bottling, the one you will still find on the best Melbourne wine lists and the one that quietly reminds everyone what a Peninsula Pinot can be. The Gamay is arguably Australia's most serious take on the variety. Tastings by appointment, call ahead, and keep an eye out for the Clonal Comparison flight if it is available.
This is not a place to bring a wedding party. It is a place to arrive alone or as a couple, pay attention, and leave with a bottle you will open when you want to remember the afternoon.
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If you only do one thing
Taste the MV6 Pinot Noir before you buy anything else.
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