Description

The wine features a pleasant blend of fruit aromas, including black cherry, sage, and blueberries, with a subtle touch of oak that adds complexity to the bouquet. On the palate, the wine’s flavors live up to its aroma, and its graceful core weight is maintained from start to finish. The natural tannin acid structure of the fruit gives the wine a chalky texture, balancing the savory and sweet notes of the Pinot Noir varietal character.

95 points….25% whole bunches, the balance destemmed. Open ferment with indigenous yeast, 10 months’ maturation in French barriques (20% new). Brings together in the glass the strengths of Geelong pinot noir, including a dried sage, saline, maritime-climate quality that so impresses. Black cherry, aniseed, fennel seed and leafy aromas. Fine tannin edge through to the finish. Elegance in the glass.’

Jeni Port, Australian Wine Companion 2023