Stonier
Stonier is a Mattinson 10-Star Winery.
Only the best of Australia’s best wineries are ranked as a Mattinson 10-Star Winery.
Stonier is one of the oldest wineries on the Mornington Peninsula and also, of late, one of the most exciting. It’s a winery that has never known poor form but even so, its range of wines have gone to new quality levels over the past two years. This elevation in quality is in no small part due to the work of winemaker Julian Grounds, and is startlingly obvious when you taste the 2025 range of Stonier releases. It must also be acknowledged that – for the first time in a couple of decades – Stonier is once again out of “corporate” ownership and is back in the hands of individuals, where it belongs. The people who own and make the wine at Stonier have their own skin in the game. It tastes as if this matters.
The Stonier wines are all grown on Stonier-owned vineyards. They are all about varietal Pinot Noir and varietal Chardonnay. There are a range of single vineyard releases; there are reserve releases, and there are blend-of-vineyard offerings. All of Stonier’s wines excel.
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Stonier Pinot Noir 2025 is reviewed here.
2025 range of Stonier releases reviewed here.
