For this wine, the team ensure severe bunch thinning in the vineyard to help concentrate flavours. After whole-bunch pressing, fermentation is in old 600-litre oak barrels called demi-muids. There is no malolactic fermentation and the wine remains in oak for the remainder of the year. 1,050 six-packs made. A straw hue, this is taut, tight and poised. There are early hints of complexity already evident, while the nose provides notes of citrus, grass and dried herbs. The wine has excellent length and balance and is well-focused. An impressive version of this grape, even if somewhat different to what so many expect. It should drink impressively over the next six to eight years. 93 Points
“It’s finely tuned, beautifully balanced and long” – Wine Worth Writing About
September 14, 2026
Tanned light gold in the glass with a steadily rising bead and a nose of fresh cream, citrus blossom, fingerlime, white stonefruit, honeydew, freshly cut