Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Earth driven aromas mixed with alluring Chelan Cherries, lifted violets, underlying black liquorice with hints of woodsmoke. Crunchy and crisp red fruits, savoury raspberries and our hallmark minerality are held together with finely woven tannins providing a velvety texture. The vibrant fruit and acidity accumulate on the palate to give a long graceful finish."
Reviews for previous vintages bleow…
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"A very youthful, vibrant, varietal and primary fruit scented bouquet. Aromas of dark cherry flesh and black currant, moments of dried herb then a stony mineral quallity. Oak scents layer in spice and a touch of smoke. Equally vibrant and primary on the palate with a firm, taut texture driven by chalky coarse-silk tannins and acidity. Flavours of dark berries and currants laced with barrel spice deliver a wine of texture and flavour. A wine best left in your cellar till at least late 2023 then enjoy through 2030+."
92/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.com, September 2023 (2020 Vintage)
"A focus on terroir is key to this interesting producer from Waipara, blessed with limestone-rich soils. A glossy, slightly opaque ruby-purple in the glass. The perfume isn’t bold, rather shyly coaxed out of its shell, when it shows savoury notes of peat, root beer, cedar and beetroot, then cherry, redcurrant, candy-apple and cranberry. Dry, with a tangy crunch of fruit and a burst of energy. Tannin and acidity work in tandem nicely, quietly integrated – secondary to that bold, sappy, juiciness. A bright, lengthy finish."