100% Arneis. Light gold with greenish reflections. Aromas show honey, star anise and citrus blossom. A full and generous flavoured wine with orange rind and other citrus flavours, creating mouth watering minerality and texture and supported by well balanced acidity.
“This Pinot noir was fermented in small 1 tonne batches with twice daily plunging of the ”cap” formed by the gape skins. Maturation for 10 months in new and second fill French oak on yeast lees has introduced a creamy mid palate texture. In an effort to preserve the subtle complexities, this Pinot has been bottled unfined and unfiltered. A clear crimson with youthful purple hues. In an effort to preserve the subtle complexities, this Pinot has been bottled unfined and unfiltered. Bright red fruits combine with hints of darker plums and cherry with an earthy, gamey mid palate with hints of mushroom and a spicy finish of soft tannins. A vibrant lifted nose of black cherry and strawberry complemented by spicy vanillin French oakThis wine will improve with up to 10 years careful cellaring.”
“This Chardonnay has been made with only the “free run” juice – the first run, finest quality juice without the bitterness and phenolics associated with the grape skin. The juice was fermented in new and second use French oak 500 litre puncheons with some grape solids giving the wine a complex savoury note. It matured in oak for 9 months. Colour is a bright clear steely white with youthful green hues. Nectarine and mandarin are complemented by a textured savoury mid palate with hints of melon and spicy vanillin oak leading to a long crisp grapefruit finish. A vibrant lifted nose of citrus and stone fruits with savoury cashew notes and hints of gunflint and toasty French oak. This wine will improve with up to 10 years careful cellaring. “
A blend of three varieties growing alongside each other in the Frankland River wine growing region to the north of the Great Southern – 60% Pinot Gris, 30% Gewürztraminer and 10% Riesling. A small proportion of the pinot gris spent 6 months in French oak puncheons. As expected, the nose is a complex combination of exotic, citrus and stone fruits with fragrant, lifted floral notes. The palate repeats the complex blend of fruit flavours with hints of spice in the mid palate leading to a long citrus finish. The wine will improve with careful cellaring over a five year period.
Deepest of purple at the core, barely fading into the rim. Aromas of mulberry, dark chocolate, dried woody herbs and boudin noir fill the nose. The palate fills with the same intensity the nose experienced. Dark and rich fruit is entwined with chocolate, ironstone and dried herb complexities. Tannins are very subtle, yet clearly carrying a great power to ensure the intensity of this wine remains focused. Line and length are prodigious, it lingers for an age on the palate yet still offers a freshness to the end that delights. Has a huge future for many years ahead of it
Penetrable core with a deep and glass staining purple tone at the rim. Ripe blueberry, dark chocolate, candied violet and vanilla bean aromatics. Big and robust, incredibly powerful black and blue fruits fill every crevice of the palate then we see layers of black spices, vanilla pod and dark chocolate notes add further to the intensity. Tannins are up to the task with serious presence and power yet still of a ripe and fine-grained nature. It carries a phenomenal length, almost never ending, the tannins are the last thing noted so it ends with clarity and focus. Will cellar for many years to come
