Just a single barrel was made due to poor weather at fruitset-that’s 24 cases in total. Second use Dargaud et Jaegle barrique. Wild yeast, lees stirring. Balance.

“…There’s volume to the flavour here, and funk, and general ‘character’, the latter generally in a good way. I tasted this nearly a year ago and I thought it was a bit disjointed; tasting it again now, it’s far more cohesive. Ripe peaches, mint, raw cedarwood, lactose and citrus characters lay it all on, an earthen note layered within as well. It’s not your standard fare but it works.”

Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front 4 June 2024

 “Medium straw with a finely layered and sophisticated nose of white stonefruit, sweet citrus, grilled melon, creme fraiche, green hazelnut, cashew butter and toasted oats with hints of flint and brine.

In the mouth it’s concentrated, textured creamy and is driven by pristine fruit that echoes the nose, along with fennel, apple and cardamom. Bouncy lime and lemon acidity charges it all with life and brings a good chew of tension. Lovely length and line, moving with harmony and seduction through to a long tail that ends on a jaw clenching finalé. Gees that’s good!”

Marc Malouf @wineworthwritingabout and www.iheartwine.com.au June 2024