The joy of MV6

Circuitous voyage of Mornington Peninsula’s signature Pinot Noir clone

Clones are among the top turn-offs in wine talk.

However, you will notice that they crop up (sorry) a bit with Pinot Noir - and MV6 is never far from vignerons’ lips when you’re in the Yarra Valley or on the Mornington Peninsula.

So what is it, where did it come from and why should we care?

Well, here’s an attempt to answer that with the help of this grenade picked from the Scorpo family's north-facing, 1997-planted block in Merricks North that makes the Eocene single-parcel wine.

It’s important to note that I wouldn’t know what I know about it without the wisdom of Andrew Caillard MW, who’s always digging and generously divulging - currently with his hugely impressive The Australian Ark undertaking.