2021 Picardy Pinot Noir, Pemberton

Such an elegant and most beautifully pretty wine that is classically pinot in character and structure. The cooler year has held it tight and fine, yet the deeper fruit intensity emerges. The nose is a merging of cherry and spicy raspberry with a chalky limestone dusty overlay. The structure is still quite firm with chalky tannins running the show but in perfect balance. Seamlessly brought together and a wine that will benefit from extended cellaring.

95 Points, Ray Jordan

The vines are dry grown, cane pruned and handpicked, which in turn encourages low yields. In the winery the grapes are 75% destemmed, 25% whole fermented in small open fermenters.

Wide open aromatically, with lovely cool climate pinot scents and beguiling musky hints transitioning to damp rose petals. An elegant and graceful palate, with subtle hints of sour cherry and stemmy complexity. Precise tannins and a light touch of high quality oak provide just the right support, enabling the fruit to speak with confidence. And what fruit it is; admirable depth, while retaining a lightness of touch.