"As winemaker my role is to understand and express the potential of fruit as it transforms into wine."
Hand-picked from Smyth Road, Stonewell Road and a single bin from Eden Valley. 77% destemmed, 23% whole bunch, wild fermented, pressed to French oak, matured for 20 months in barrel (28% new).
Hand-picked on 25th March (Cudlee Creek), 13th (Lenswood) and 25th April (Piccadilly). Wild fermented in open fermenter with 33% whole bunches. Matured for 11 months in French oak (11% new, Francois Frères). Unfined.
New release
Hand-picked on the 22nd and 28th of March, wild yeast fermented in closed puncheons and open fermenter, 38% whole bunch, matured for 11 months in French oak (23% new, François Frères). Unfined.
Finalist, Australian Pinot Noir Challenge 2023
Hand picked on the 9th April, 85% whole bunch wild fermented, pressed to French oak and matured for 20 months in barrel (31% new, Saury).
Hand picked on the 7th April, 70% destemmed, 30% whole bunch, pressed to French oak, 10% new, matured for 20 months in barrel.
Handpicked on the 17th of February, 83% destemmed, 17% whole bunch, wild fermented in open fermenter and foudre, pressed to French oak, matured for 20 months in barrel (17% new).
