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Bright, pale ruby in the glass. Lean, angular body balanced with juicy acidity and firm tannin. Exhibits aromatic, notes of blackcurrant leaf with crunchy redcurrants, cranberry, and red cherry with hints of vanilla and toast on the lengthy finish.

The basalt based underlying volcanic soil and rock produce a characteristically fine yet extended, spicy and firm palate.

Mike Press Pinot Noir is an elegant wine with soft dark fruit and a fresh violet lift. This wine has a spicy complexity on the finish, a great example of an expectational Pinot Noir.

Mike Press Pinot Noir is an elegant wine with soft dark fruit and a fresh violet lift. This wine has a spicy complexity on the finish, a great example of an expectational Pinot Noir.

Mike Press Pinot Noir is an elegant wine with soft dark fruit and a fresh violet lift. This wine has a spicy complexity on the finish, a great example of an expectational Pinot Noir.

The palate is long, showing dark berry fruits, nutmeg spice and hints of earthiness from the whole bunch. Defined tannins help to provide definition and length.

A lovely lightness, where the wine dances across the palate and finishes fresh and lifted. The tannins sit more in the background, just enough to add texture and structure and keep the wine composed.

The palate follows a similar path of red berry fruit particularly raspberries with a river pebble tannin providing structure. Lively acid gives freshness, this should evolve to be a classic Yarra Pinot Noir.

Fragrant nose of dried strawberries, raspberries, hibiscus, potpourri and nutmeg. It’s medium-bodied with finely knit tannins. Silky and perfumed, with a lengthy, floral finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

The intense, low-yielding conditions in 2022 provided the perfect foil for a glimpse of the vineyard’s true potential

The front palate shows the cherry and strawberry fruit characters. There is a silky texture and wonderful balance running through the mid palate, with the quality French oak adding subtle charry characters. The tannins are fine and balanced, combining with a tight acid structure to give a long, lingering and powerful finish. The light gaminess adds complexity, which will continue to develop with age.

The palate has a tight linear acid line with chalky tannins that showcases raspberries and cherries along with a fleshy body.

Dark cherry and berry fruits, hints of violet, clove and cinnamon - the layers of fruit are seamlessly wound into dark velvety tannins. A stunning representation of a Central Otago Pinot with punch and poise.

Lifted cherry and raspberry aromas with a hint of spicy oak lead to a refreshing palate with ripe berry fruit and some forest floor savoury characters.

The vineyard’s free draining loam soils over schist gravel make it a natural home for growing outstanding Pinot Noir.