Medium-deep ruby-purple colored, the 2009 Estate Pinot Noir has fragrant aromas of ripe cranberry and spearmint over lavender, cinnamon stick, dark chocolate and twigs. Medium bodied and with refreshing acidity, the palate is currently very tight and restrained with a medium level of silky tannins and a long clean finish. Approachable now, give it another 6-12 months in bottle and drink it to 2016. Paringa Estate in the Mornington Peninsula bears no relation whatsoever to the Paringa Estate in South Australia apart from sharing similar names. This vineyard and winery was established in the Red Hill sub-region of Mornington Peninsula in 1985 by Lyndsay McCall. A school teacher with a calling to make high quality wine in the then largely un-tapped Mornington region, Lyndsay had no formal winemaking training. Yet his ingenuity, creativity and drive allowed him to develop individual viticultural techniques (particularly his adapted Lyre trellis) that bring out the best from his unique site and clones. In spite of the vintage trials, he's made some very exciting recent releases.Paringa Estate does not currently have a USA importer, though exports to China, Japan, HK, Denmark, UK, Singapore and Taiwan.