Established in 1979, Bass Phillip is located in prime dairy country near Leongatha in South Gippsland in an area widely known for its regular rainfall pattern. The vineyards have a north-easterly aspect and are planted on deep silty loams with high iron content, a factor that gives tremendous colour to the fruit. Winemaker Phillip Jones is a perfectionist and crops his fruit at incredibly low levels to achieve his objectives in flavour development. The vineyard has been biodynamically farmed since 2002 and winemaking is deliberately low-interventionist. For technocrats the Bass Phillip Pinot Noirs are maddeningly different and difficult to define. The wines can be incredibly complex and sinuous constantly evolving and changing in the glass.