The 2014 moon cycles put Easter quite late in the season, so the expectation of a late harvest prevailed until South Australia experienced its record number of heat days over 40C in January, culminating in the worst bushfire in Eden Valley in living memory, and followed by the wettest February in 44 years. Fortunately Eden Valley was still in veraison, which allowed the quenching rain to rebalance the fruit, particularly in the older dry-grown vineyards. The change to mild autumnal weather in late February after the rains allowed for a focus on early vintage white varieties, while the red varieties continued to fully ripen. March became colder and wetter, which seemed to change to a winter pattern after the equinox, resulting in one of the longest and latest vintages. In summary, a challenging season with excellent quality but very low yields.

Perfumed aromas of zesty lemon, clover blossom, citrus and stone-fruit are supported be developing nuances of honey on toast, lanolin and lemon butter and balanced by hints of lemongrass, ginger spices and dried herbs.

The palate is elegant and textural, with a lovely intensity of citrus and stone-fruit flavours, and ripe lime leaf acidity that drives along a crisp, fine finish.

Light straw with green-gold hues.

Blue swimmer crab with zucchini and seaweed butter.

100% aged for 10 months in seasoned 225L French barriques before bottle aging prior to release in order to weave the bottle-aged complexities into the wine.

20th February