Description

The Kooyong vineyard and winery, established in 1996, was acquired by the Gjergja family in 2004. Kooyong is located in Tuerong, towards the northern end of the Mornington Peninsula. The majority of the forty-hectare site is planted to Pinot Noir, with a substantial area of Chardonnay and several small sections of Pinot Gris.

The soils of Kooyong are distinctive. The bedrock found at depth is sedimentary – an ancient weathered sandstone dating back to the Ordovician period 450 million years ago.  The surface soils are also sedimentary, laid down by a marine incursion during the Miocene epoch.   Although the soils are classed overall as duplex clay loam, different parts of the vineyard express differing percentages of sand, loam and clay.   These differences markedly influence the characteristics of the fruit in each vineyard block.