Tasting Notes

Critic Scores:

93 – James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com

Crafted from old, own-rooted vines anchored deep in the glacial schist embankments of Lake Wanaka, this certified biodynamic release beautifully showcases an exceptional sub-alpine vintage.

Presenting a brilliant pale straw hue in the glass, the wine offers an intricate and highly focused aromatic presence.

The bouquet unfolds with immense clarity, delivering a multi-layered profile marked by sliced lemons and a distinctive, stone-driven complexity.

On the medium-bodied palate, the wine balances its weight with a crisp line of lively, refreshing acidity, unleashing clean and crunchy flavors of bitter limes and citrus zest.

A structural backbone of wet slate and subtle petrol undertones imparts phenomenal tension, carrying the vibrant fruit effortlessly into an invigoratingly crisp and zesty finish.

Serving as the lead critical authority for this vintage, James Suckling highly praised its pure varietal structure and intense minerality, writing that it shows "plenty of minerals and sliced lemons with undertones of slate, petrol and bitter limes."