A ruby red wine with lovely crimson hues. Lifted dark cherry notes and some dark plum too. A solid dense mouthfeel but still in the elegant frame, more tannin and body this year, a more structured wine. Mid-palate juiciness will develop in time. Black and red fruits a dominant with nougat and tobacco. Some oak spice on the finish. Will need time to really show it’s best.

Reviews

"Bright elegant and stylish. A brilliant wine with fruit that soars from the glass. High end red fruits with a minerally chalky tannins edge. It’s super concentrated but the winemaking has brought it to life with its energy and vibrancy, strong features. Fine chalky tannins thread seamlessly through the firm palate. A very young wine that needs so much time but it’s drinking very nicely now. Made as an elegant and stylish wine with a precision and medium weight structure that is so impressive. It comes from a single vineyard with the same rows each year." 

2025 WA Wine Review, Ray Jordan, 97 points 

"It has all the hallmarks of a long-lived wine yet shows off its immediate appeal with lovely aromatics and beautiful fruit. A perfect combo of florals, wood spice, cassis and black olives, with a touch of nori and iron all encased in a savoury overlay"

2025 James Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points

"Fragrant nose of cedar, mulberries, cherries, blueberries, vanilla and mint leaves. Medium- to full-bodied and well-framed, with tight-knit tannins giving it a firm and focused backbone behind the dark berry fruit. Composed and elegant. Just opening up. Vegan. Drink from 2024."

James Suckling, 95 points

"Complex aromas of bramble, blackberry, wild thyme, violets, mulberry and a lift of leafiness. The palate is finely structured, with lovely balance between fruit, oak and tannin. There's a drive of briary black fruits then the drying, sinewy tannins kick in and deliver shape, length and mouth-feel. There's some smart French oak framing it alll very nicely. One for the long haul."

The Real Review, 95 pts