Vintage 2020 arrived at the end of two years of significant drought, with windy conditions and massive heatwaves in November and December causing poor fruit set during flowering and then culminating in one of the worst bushfires that the nearby Adelaide Hills has seen. This resulted in a challenging vintage with some of our lowest yields ever. Cooler temperatures from mid-January and 30mm rain at the end of the month led into more autumnal conditions perfect for version and fruit ripening and an early onset of vintage. The hand-picked fruit that arrived at the winery in the cool of the morning was clean, with good concentration of flavours.

Spicy aromas with fragrant grape blossom, citrus rind and stone fruit.

The palate is fresh and juicy with spicy grape flavours, tangy apple and stone fruit, crisp acidity and a zesty finish.

With a pale-green hue.

The grapes are handpicked at version (onset of colouring in grapes) when they are starting to develop flavour but still have a high acidity and sugars are only around 10%. After a whole-bunch pressing the juice is cold settled and sterile filtered into the bottle.