Lethbridge Mietta Pinot Noir 2021 (Geelong) – A powerful yet refined single-vineyard Pinot Noir from ultra-low-yield vines (≈0.5–1 tonne/acre). Fermented with 100% whole bunches and aged in 100% new French oak, it shows lifted aromas of red fruits, citrus peel, earth, and floral spice. The palate is pure and textural, with fine tannins, a mineral core, and remarkable tension and restraint. Elegant, complex, and cellar-worthy.

Halliday Wine Companion | HWC 97

Estate grown and all MV6 from the oldest plantings at Lethbridge. Made with 100% whole bunches. Bright crimson. A serious wine with small red and black fruits, earth and mineral notes and hints of spice and black pepper from the whole bunches. And while the tannins feel as if they've been gently extracted, they're present, giving this complete wine the structure to improve over the next 10 years and probably longer.

James Suckling | JS 96
Published: Aug 20, 2025

Fresh and pure, with aromas of red fruits, citrus peel, lead pencils and earth and a floral lift. The palate is refined and textural, with finely tuned tannins and a mineral core, showing both delicacy and tension. Remarkably restrained, despite 80% whole-cluster fermentation and aging in 100% new oak. Nicely constructed. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Inside Burgudy | IB 95 5★ Wine
Published: Feb, 2025
Drink: 2025-2034

Intensely ferrous and spicy first off. Twiggy and stemmy spice, nutmeg, iodine minerality, smoky cherry, wheat, toasted hazelnut and ground coffee. Some tilled earth, forest floor and a pop of sweet red rose appear thereafter adding adding dimension and filling it out. Increible complexity and intrigue here. The palate holds excellent intensity and texture, with a burst of dark cherry, red rose, ferrous minerals, stemmy spice, earth, and sous bois, all wrapped up in sappy dissolving tannins and iodine-laced acidity to frame a long and elegant finish. There's a latent surge to the acidity, too, drawing incredible length and freshness. This is powerful and so well crafted with savoury complexity abound and the muscular Moorabool Valley terroir captured so well in the bottle. 

Lethbridgewines.com

From vines yielding less than 1 tonne/acre, 100% whole bunch, natural yeast ferment,100% new oak. A powerful and structural Pinot Noir.
An unusual presentation of the MV6 clone in the Estate vineyard produces fruit of great density of flavour, and very low yield (0.5 tonnes/acre). This wine was fermented with 100% whole bunch inclusion and had pre-fermentation maceration for 7-10 days. Wild yeast fermentation in small open vats proceeded with daily pignage. Pressing was straight to barrel (100% new French oak) to allow for gross lees contact and natural MLF.

Technical Specs

Alcohol: 13% ABV
Closure: Screw Cap
Vintage: 2021
Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir (MV6 clone)
Vineyard: Estate-grown fruit from the oldest MV6 Pinot Noir plantings at Lethbridge Wines in Geelong, Victoria
Harvest: Hand-harvested at very low yields, approximately 0.5–1 tonne per acre
Vinification: 100% whole-bunch fermentation with natural yeast in small open vats, following 7–10 days of pre-fermentation maceration; gentle daily pigeage, followed by pressing directly into barrels and natural malolactic fermentation
Oak: 100% new French oak
Ageing: Matured in French oak barrels on gross lees
Producer: Lethbridge Wines
Classification: Geelong GI
Region: Victoria, Australia
Appellation: Geelong

Serving Temperature: 14–16°C
Decanting: Decant for 30–60 minutes before serving
Food Pairing: Roast duck, venison, grilled lamb, mushroom risotto, truffle dishes and aged Comté cheese.