Vintage 2025
96 points
'The nose is immediately captivated...' 96 Points. No introduction needed to the reputation of Ashton Hills when it comes to Pinot Noir pedigree, based on their set of three mainstays, a Reserve and Estate iterations from the home block estate high in the Adelaide Hills in Ashton on the northern edges of the Piccadilly Valley, as well as wider-vineyard sourcing for a Piccadilly Valley variation. Occasional single vineyard makes also add to the portfolio. This Estate is emblematic of South Australia’s finest Pinot producer, multi-clonal vinified separately before a final blend, 25% whole bunch pressed and fermented, matured for nine months in 14% new barriques. The nose is immediately captivated, earthy bush florals and leaf, middle eastern spice fragrance, bay leaf before flowing easily into a neatly structured palate, fluid, gently built, darker, faintly sour cherry, with a fruit-sweet rise in the finish, the slightest of amaro bitters threaded into its tannin lilt at the exit. The identity of this iconic vineyard for all to see now, with potential to develop more earthy notes in the next decade. (The Reserve ($115) is a barrel selection with a bit more oak on show at release.) Wine Pilot, 14 Aug 2026 95 Points
'Beautifully composed...' 95 Points. Pale ruby and fragrant with aromas of raspberry coulis and strawberry tart, vanilla, dried orange peel spice and a hint of portobello mushroom. Plush on the palate, with oak in balance and a note of forest floor, lifted by a crunch of acidity. Fine-grained, grippy tannins carry cedar notes that linger on a long, savoury finish. Beautifully composed but still a little coiled. The Real Review, 16 Jun 2026
'Elegance, yet quiet power.' 95 Points. A blend of five different clones, wild fermented separately, then blended for our pleasure after nine months in mostly older French oak barrels. This has some meatiness and flesh but also a cool undercurrent of briny and slate-like mineral qualities, quite distinct in the wine. Dark cherry and wild raspberry also flow through, so too some caraway seed spice and savouriness, a touch of hazelnut and clove. Rosehip tea makes a mark, too, and, indeed, tea-like tannins stretch long and fine through the wine. It makes its mark with some understatement and refreshment factor. Elegance, yet quiet power. Halliday Wine Companion, 29 Sep 2026
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