2011 Quea!y Mornington Peninsula Pinot Grigio

In this pale, clear, lemon-coloured wine, made by  Kathleen Quealy at Victoria's Balnarring vineyard,  there is sweet pineapple, green pea and nut in the perfume, and an initial sweet palate followed by a lengthy tartness. The winery says there is hay and seashell in the aroma, and brine on the palate. So I am kind of close, with the attempt at identifying something different other than citrus, apple, berry, or stone fruit. I'm excited by the arrival of women winemakers in Oz. Jared, at Clunes Cellars, next to the Clunes General Store, on the NSW far North Coast, knows his stuff, because this was part of the new stock. I was unbelievably glad to see it, given the lack of variation in wine selling in the immediate surrounds. It's the very small, independent  shops that still hold out, with the great secrets of Oz wine-making to be found there. Just over $20.00. A discovery worthy of discussion.