Ghost Rock Estate Pinot Noir 2025

Ghost Rock is a cornerstone of Tasmania’s Cradle Coast, founded by the Arnold family and instrumental in shaping the region’s reputation over the past two decades. Today, the estate is led by second-generation winemaker Justin Arnold alongside his wife, Alicia Peardon.

The vineyards sit on varied expressions of volcanic clay, from loam to sand, carefully farmed to manage vigour and preserve balance. The result is a quietly confident range of wines that reflect both site and season: precise, cool-climate expressions shaped by experience rather than ego

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Pinot Noir from Cradle Coast, Tasmania. 

The fruit for this Pinot Noir is predominately sourced from their La Filles, Oulton, and Bonadale blocks, which have been the same sites producing their single vineyard selections over the past few seasons. This Pinot is a blend of eight clones including ones from California, Dijon, Australian and New Zealand.

Taste Profile: Dark, ripe red fruits lead the nose, with raspberry, plum and blackberry layered over baking spice and black pepper. Underlying earthy tones of beetroot, gravel and mineral notes, with a hint of sea spray.

Winemaking Process: Blocks and clones were harvested individually based on ideal ripeness. They were all fermented independantly with wild yeast, hand plunged twice daily, and pressed just when dry. The wine was allowed to settle in tank before being clean racked into French oak barrels, of which 30% were new