(2024) Hand-harvested Pinot planted in 2005 with Burgundy clones is blended with locally-sourced fruit for this oak-aged cuvée. There's a very pretty fragrance here, wispy smoke topped by cherry and floral red fruit notes. In the mouth the tannins are soft and fine, the acidity is nicely weighted, and the whole wine with its 12% alcohol feels light and finessed. Fruit stays in that red spectrum and is very nicely balanced in the overall picture. I was pleasantly surprised by this, owner Simon Kirby confessing how challenging it can be to make Pinot in England, but they have made a lovely wine.