Selective hand picking in small batches, gentle whole bunch pressing directly to barrel, wild or ‘free range’ yeast and no amelioration of the juice are all low intervention techniques aimed at producing a complex yet naturally balanced wine with a cellaring potential of up to 10 years.

Hand-picked & hand-pruned, the H5V10 Sauvignon Blanc clone and the D10V12 Semillion clone are grown on Forest Grove duplex soils, blended in equal proportion. Occasionally a small amount (5%) of barrel fermentation in older French oak may be used for texture and palate weight. Lees contact provides subtle savoury edge

Texture & complexity from lees contact, & the oak component is intended to add another dimension without exerting dominance

A powerful nose of pear, nuts, beeswax and white flowers leads onto a brightly fruited yet textural palate with crisp acidity & a savoury minerality

Characteristically fine-boned, elegant and lifted with dense redcurrant and blackberry flavours framed by fine-grained tannin & oak.

This wine is a barrel selection of the strongest wines from the best blocks of the vintage, based on the classic Bordeaux varieties. The composition of the blend is not fixed and varies from year to year to result in the best possible wine.