(2023) The 2019 vintage was one of the Eden Valley's driest in recent years, resulting in rich and concentrated wines. This is bold, fresh and aromatic, with blueberry and damson plum, some florality too. Mouth-filling fruit, dense black fruits with a sandy tannin quality that coats the mouth, very sweet fruit touching onto cocoa, and good balancing acidity.
(2020) Cedary and European in style, plummy fruit and a touch of fudge or chocolate, very sweet and mouth-filling, a lovely more commercial style.
(2019) A blend of 40% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Noir and 23% Pinot Meunier, this seems meatier, less overtly summer berry fruity than the 2009 on the nose, but the palate shows dazzling acidity that seems more taut than the 2012. Really good intensity, thrust and focus here. Long, shimmering grapefruit zest acidity gives this real vitality too.
(2019) Quite a deeply coloured rosé, lovely red fruits, summery raspberry and strawberry, strawberry shortcake, then the gorgeous freshness and zip comes through on the palate. Creamy mid-palate and that dazzling orangy freshness. The blend is 42% Pinot Noir (of which 13% of the total blend is red wine), 23% Pinot Meunier and 35% Chardonnay.
