The Description: A youthful and vibrant bouquet of dark cherry and spiced plums are laced with dried herbs and a natural savoury complexity. As the wine touches the palate the textures from tannins and place are captured first with a firm youthful grip accentuated by acidity and freshness then a stony clay soil quality. Fruit flavours mirror the bouquet then spices from barrel and fruit. A firm dry wine with plenty of youthful textures, ripe fruits and a lengthy finish. Complexity is building yet, a wine that needs maturing time with best drinking likely from 2027 through 2037+.
The opinion: I loved the 2021, I love the 2022. It does have acidity at this stage in life, but still a beautiful wine. I put some bottles away to mature, however very good drinking now!
PS: I think there is a hole in my wine glass…it keeps emptying itself!
The Description: A youthful and vibrant bouquet of dark cherry and spiced plums are laced with dried herbs and a natural savoury complexity. As the wine touches the palate the textures from tannins and place are captured first with a firm youthful grip accentuated by acidity and freshness then a stony clay soil quality. Fruit flavours mirror the bouquet then spices from barrel and fruit. A firm dry wine with plenty of youthful textures, ripe fruits and a lengthy finish. Complexity is building yet, a wine that needs maturing time with best drinking likely from 2027 through 2037+.
The opinion: I loved the 2021, I love the 2022. It does have acidity at this stage in life, but still a beautiful wine. I put some bottles away to mature, however very good drinking now!
PS: I think there is a hole in my wine glass…it keeps emptying itself!
Aug 6th, 2024
Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
