Levant By Levantine Cabernet Sauvignon
Dark brooding intensely varietal fruit characters showcasing signature aromas of cassis, anise, sarsaparilla, chocolate and freshly-ground coffee underpinned by typically classic herbal notes. Subtle structural palate with slow-building fruit washing over the bed of youthful chalky tannins. Red currant, cocoa nib and charry oak characters feature with a Chinotto-like flavour on the long-drawn finish. This wine is suitable for vegans.
Fetherston Estate Pinot Noir
Crafted from three premium Yarra Valley sites, combining both MV6 and D2V4 (pommard) Pinot Noir clones. The first parcel was hand-picked on the 20th of February, with the final parcel coming in on the 1st of April. All batches were fermented wild utilising different ratios of whole-bunches, the final blend equating to 25%. Matured in French oak puncheons (30% new), where it saw 10 months élevage prior to bottling.
Oakridge Vineyard Series Hyde Park Cabernet Sauvignon
The vineyard series range of wines by David Bicknell at Oakridge matches particular varieties of wines with specific sites, showcasing outstanding examples of single vineyard wines. This wine was sourced from the north-facing Hyde Park vineyard sited in the grey alluvial loams of Coldstream. Vintage 2021 was a long, cool growing season with average cropping levels and ample rainfall has resulted in wines with outstanding varietal definition and purity. A traditional winemaking approach was used
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Gathering Field Pinot Noir
Hand picked fruit from select parcels from our best blocks. The blocks have an easterly aspect that enables them to avoid harsh afternoon sun. Picked early in the morning, hand sorted, destemmed and fermented in small batches. Fermented over two weeks with minimal intervention. Wines were pumped over at the start and end and only some gentle plunging towards the end of ferment. This allows the wines to retain purity of fruit and better reflect the vineyards they were grown in. After 6 months in older French barriques and hogsheads the wine was bottled with minimal sulphites added. The wine has aromas of red fruits, cherries and floral notes. An earthy palate with an undertow of dusty cherries, red berries and pomegranate. Some fine velvety tannins and bright acid make this a savoury and structural wine.
Oakridge Henk Pinot Noir
A vintage defined by cool, wet conditions, low crops and harvesting late into autumn. The resulting wines have great depth of flavour and vibrant, balanced acidities. A traditional winemaking approach was used to produce this wine - whole berry bunch fermentation in open vessels for two weeks followed by a 10 month maturation in French oak.
Bicknell FC Syrah
This stands as the only wine Dave Bicknell and Nicky Harris released from the 2023 vintage, but it certainly makes its presence felt. Sourced from the 30-year-old Marianna vineyard in Coldstream, this is a Syrah that has been treated with the same delicate hand as their Pinot Noirs. It’s a style Dave does brilliantly - stripping away the heavy oak and extraction to reveal the perfume and bones of the variety. The winemaking is all about clarity. Hand-picked and optically sorted, the fruit saw about 20% whole bunches in the fermenter and spent two weeks on skins. It was then pressed off to older barriques and puncheons, meaning there is zero new oak here to hide behind. The result is incredibly fragrant - think red cherries and raspberries tangled up with roses, new leather, a hit of crushed rocks and pepper. At just 12.5% alcohol, it is light-to-medium bodied and refreshing, or as they put it, a real "drinkers' wine." It's Pinot lover's Shiraz, and that's not a pejorative.
Warramate Cabernets
A medium-bodied claret style wine with a signature leafy lift. Layered fruits of blackcurrant and blueberries integrate with earthy complexity & fine dusty tannins. A brightness from the acidity underscores a generous palate weight of fruit and long finish ably assisted by the varieties inherent structural tannins.
Warramate Pinot Noir
A finer-boned example of Warramate Pinot Noir, which faithfully reflects the seasonal conditions & site from which it was drawn. Subtle notes of strawberry, black cherry & fennel spice weave amongst a perfumed stalky lift & supporting bacony oak.
Punt Road Cabernet Sauvignon
A typically elegant Yarra Cabernet. The nose shows cassis and blackberry aromas with subtle cedary oak and the palate has a silky mouthfeel with sweet berry flavours and a lovely lingering finish.