Hand harvested from our 27-year old estate, our philosophy is produce wines that reflect our unique soils and location. Fermented in open top fermenters, matured in Burgundian coopered French oak. Ripe red berry fruits, spicey undertones. Taut structure with a generous mouthfeel resulting from gentle handling and time on lees. Will reward careful cellaring for up to 10 years.

This elegant wine began life as small parcels of carefully hand harvested fruit from the mature-aged pinot noir vines at Delamere Vineyards. The wine reflects the unique vineyard soils and location, as well as the 2008 vintage conditions of low rain and warmer than average temperatures, creating a pure, intense flavour. Special sections of the Pipers River vineyard fruit were fermented in open top stainless steel fermenters and matured in a selection of the finest Burgundian coopered, French oak. The results yield ripe red berry fruits with undertones of peppery spice. The wine is lively and fresh, but with excellent depth. The structure is taut, but with a generous mouthfeel from gentle extraction of tannins and time on lees. This is a unique wine that matches well with food and will reward careful cellaring for up to 10 years.