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"Lifted and detailed, it opens with ripe strawberry, raspberry and red cherry, layered with clove, dried herbs and subtle brown spice. Distinct limestone minerality brings clarity and aromatic lift, enhancing the wine’s brightness and purity. The palate is plush yet beautifully defined, with vibrant red fruit and silken texture. Polished tannins provide gentle structure, allowing the wine’s ethereal quality to shine. A mineral thread carries through to a long, savoury finish. Refined and expressive, this is Shingle Beach at its finest.
Shingle Beach is densely planted at more than three times the standard planting. The soils on the front of the block are glacial schist gravels, while at the back there is a dense seam of limestone reflected in the wine’s minerality. Sitting above the glacial Kawarau River at 220 metres above sea level, the fruit on Shingle Beach ripens early and this combined with the dense planting of the block results in fruit with balanced acidity and concentration, all at relatively low alcohol.
Made for maximum expression use of oak (20% new), is intended to complement the fruit’s minerality and unique texture derived from the combination of dense plantings, limestone soils and the Bannockburn climate. Made with no additions and fermented using native yeasts, the wine was neither fined nor filtered and bottled at Terra Sancta on 7 March 2024."
99/100 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (2024 Vintage)
"An incredible wine with aromas of dried strawberries, dried flowers, cloves, white pepper and limestone. It’s medium- to full-bodied with superb presence and intensity. The strawberry and mineral undertones go on for minutes. Great texture and energy. From Dijon clone planted in 2001. Organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
