Wine with Meg + Mel
Wine with Meg + Mel
Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann
Subregions: Can different sides of a hill REALLY make a difference in Pinot Noir?
39 minutes Posted Oct 16, 2025 at 10:00 pm.
What Sub-Regionality Really Means
Legal GIs Vs Colloquial Sub-Regions
Mornington Setup: Up The Hill Vs Down
Tasting The Two Pinots Side By Side
Stemminess, Clones And Winemaking Choices
Price, Value And Visiting Cellar Doors
Site Specificity Trumps Sub-Region Here
Giant Steps Background And Team
Sexton, Applejack, Bastard Hill Explained
Aspect, Row Orientation And Sunlight
Soils, Elevation And Ripening Windows
Climate Change And Style Shifts
Comparing The Three Giant Steps Pinots
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Send us Fan Mail What if two Pinots from the same producer, made the same way, could still taste nothing alike? We uncork that mystery by tracing flavour back to elevation, aspect, soil and the quiet work of a long ripening season. Starting on the Mornington Peninsula with Ten Minutes by Tractor, we compare “Down the Hill” and “Up the Hill” and show how a cooler ridge delivers darker colour, finer tannins and perfume, while lower sites pour bright cranberry fruit and a touch more bunchy grip....