STONE PADDOCK by PARITUA SCARLET 2023

Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"This blended red is a prime example of the style produced from the gravel soils of the Paritua vineyard. The wine has scented Black Doris plum and blackberry with hints of baking spice, cedar. The palate shows dark fruits dominated by plum and blackberry with a full mid palate supported by firm, ripe tannins with a sumptuous finish. The oak influence is subtle and provides spicy notes and good structure.

Planted on the free draining red metal soils of the Paritua vineyard. The vines are managed with an open canopy to provide good airflow and exposure to sunlight. All the canopies are single cordon spur pruned.

All fruit is sorted with our state-of-the-art optical sorting machine and destemmed to closed fermenters. Cold soaking takes place before ferment, with fermentation taking approximately 10 days with regular pump overs to optimise colour, flavour and tannin. Daily assessment of flavour and structure determines when we press. The must is pressed when maximum flavour is achieved. We then keep each batch and variety separate during barrel maturation for up to 12 months. The wine is blended and fined then filtered just prior to bottling."

90/100 Cameron Douglas MS, November 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Fruity, balanced, dry and ready to drink A bouquet of plums and blackberry, a mix of dried herb and some layers of wood smoke and spice. Very fine tannins with a gentle dusty quality, acidity pulls all the elements together and frames the fruit core nicely. Best drinking from 2025 through 2028."