Vintage 2023
'...it's complex, smokin' and an excellent food wine.' 95 Points Yes, there's a touch of colour, an amber-gold, and appealing chewy phenolics because this is fermented wild in French oak foudres and puncheons, with a portion of skin-contact. This creates all that texture and grip and interest. It's not a fruity, tropical, boring drink, it's complex, smokin' and an excellent food wine. It's all savoury, and more about the palate with raw quince tannins, dabs of spice, crisp acidity and finishes very dry. Sure, it's not for everyone, just more for me then. Halliday Wine Companion 2026, 07 Apr 2025
Pale yellow with a green and bronze tinge. Pretty floral notes and enticing tropical fruits are layered with savoury, earthy complexity, signalling a distinctive and alternative style of Sauvignon Blanc. Notes of frangipani, lantana, blackcurrant, feijoa and the savoury tones of dried shitake, sandalwood and chicory coffee. A pure, softly textured palate, creamy yet fresh and crunchy. Durian fruit softness with feijoa, blackcurrant, mango and tarragon. The finish is lightly tannic and dry, reminiscent of pear skin, with a lingering subtle hint of exotic sandalwood incense.