Subtle,

          perfumed,

elegant.

Varietal intensity with depth and complexity.

Drink now or cellar until 2029
Ideal serving temperature: 16-18°C
Produced using sustainable practices
Vegan
Enjoy in a large red wine glass with charcuterie

Tasting notes

Vintage Guide

Reviews

"A pretty serious Pinot Noir, with impact and persistence, that would reward a little extra time in bottle." Huon Hooke

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Notes

Style

Detailed aromas of spice, dark cherry and brambly undergrowth. There is tannin and tension on the palate, but with the effortless grace of cool vintage fruit and freshness. Deceptively powerful for a cool and late vintage; one that grows and grows in the glass.

Season

Our third La Nina influenced season in a row, 2023 was a late, cool, and wet season. The result was the latest vintage that we’ve experienced, with excellent acidity and lovely cool season flavours. In December the vines looked like they were going to be very late to the party. It’s always a nervous moment, as with the crops out there for longer, fruit can be subject to a number of negative factors. Happily, conditions stayed mild and relatively dry, apart from a few well-timed showers that kept the vines healthy.

Vineyards

From vineyards in Piccadilly and Lenswood.

Vinification

Hand picked and sorted in the vineyard, around 80% of the grapes are then destemmed at the winery. Whole berries and bunches undergo a slow and gentle fermentation, allowing us to maintain the delicacy and elegance of the fruit, while extracting optimal flavour and tannin. Wine is matured in French oak barrels for about 8 months.

Reviews

Bright yet subdued, still youthful nose, red fruits sous bois and bakery nuances, lively pallet, fresh and edgy with elegant concentration and sweet persistence

International Wine Challenge
Gold medal - 95 points

It's got bold perfume, hallmark cherry and cranberry fruit characters, a sketch of dried herbs, black pepper, charry spices and some new leather characters. While pinot descriptors roll off the tongue, per se, there's also a darker, more brooding note in the wine, a teetering into dry red territory over more pure and flowing pinosity - a niggle for some seeking gloss and silkiness over a more guttural, firm experience. And in that, a stake in the ground has to be made

Mike Bennie - The Halliday Wine Companion
90 Points

Past Vintages

2022

Second of a trilogy of cool La Niña years. Cool vintage with ripeness and fresh acidity.

Drink now or cellar until 2028

Tasting note

2021

Exceptional year - balanced growing season.

Drink now or cellar until 2027

Tasting note

2020

Season marked by extremes. Low yielding, high quality vintage.