(2022) Elephant Hill is in coastal Te Awanga, but that fruit is blended with a portion from the gravelly, warmer inland soils of the Bridge Pa Triangle, the wine spending one year in French oak, around one-third new. Softly and sweetly oaked on the nose, crushed oatmeal and almond over stone fruits. In the mouth the oak is a little more dominant at this stage, spices and toast, a touch of Jack Daniels character, but that should subside with a year or two in bottle, allowing the very pure, ripe peach and luscious pear to come through. Clean lemon-fresh acidity and a trace of saline in the finish. No UK retail stockist listed at time of review.