现在到 2025 年

Colour
Brooding cherry red.

Nose
Instantly Pinot Noir; instantly Adelaide Hills.
Above (treble, higher notes): glazed cherry, panna cotta/brioche ‘sweetness’.
Below (bass, lower register): stewed rhubarb stalkiness and tell-tale Pinot cold lamb.
In harmony: Subtle cedary oak and a spicy propulsion of turmeric & ginger.

Palate
Round & lush. Full & forceful. To style.
Fruits abound – white mulberry, wild raspberry, red currant most apparent. Other fruits require further coaxing…
Texturally - a plush crème brûlée mid-palate and a rhubarb ‘tartness’ to finish.
Omnipresent oak all but soaked up, leaving only an unapologetic faint tannin slipstream.

葡萄产区: 阿德莱德山区.

熟化: 法国橡木桶中熟化 9 个月。

葡萄品种: 黑皮诺..

The start of the growing season was about one week late with bud burst and shoot growth relatively even across the Adelaide Hills. Spring and summer were very dry with rainfall well below average. The mild summer ensured the vines were able to ripen grapes evenly and develop desirable flavours without any stressful heat events.

1997.