Mid red with garnet hue.
The nose shows delicate red fruit aromas, dusty oak and the ethereal pinot perfume.
The palate has sweet upfront fruit but finishes dry and savoury showing its tight structure. An understated wine that has all the hallmarks of a good food wine.
NB: This wine has developed a harmless deposit of tartrate crystals. In some instances these have aggregated and formed floccules. These will quickly settle to the bottom of the bottle….just pour the last glass carefully!
Tony Peters –
When it comes to wine, I’m no expert. I read a lot of what experts have to say about wines but not necessarily agree with them just as I’m sure they don’t agree with me. That’s what opinions are all about. They are entitled to theirs, just as I am mine. This wine is a case in point.
The nose is a bit shy. Not shy-shy but more, give a little bit then a little bit more then a little bit more sort of shy before it reveals itself in the best possible way and that is, tasting it.
Very different on the palate so be prepared. Initially it sort of see-saws between sweet and savoury but after a good bit of air it settles into a flavoursome, dark cherry and plum fruit, balanced wine. It is quite delicious, maybe a tad dry, which makes it such a versatile wine so, serve it up in your best glassware with a good chunk of steak or it will sit perfectly in a tumbler beside a charcuterie plate if that’s what takes your fancy.
Regardless of what certain judges think, this is a very good, very well made wine…in my opinion of course.
Australian Wine Showcase magazine Ref No 609 –
Elegant, structured style with full colour, lovely concentration of ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, complex and savoury. 96 points
Matt Kennedy –
This wine is delicious. In a Pinot based wine lunch I hosted , this wine won hands down. It beat other wines from Australia, NZ, France and the US. Everyone was surprised with it’s length of palate and depth of flavour. A beautiful wine well worth the indulgence.