Awards/Ratings

James Suckling 98; Vinous ~94; Wine Advocate / Robert Parker 93; various high critic scores and long drinking windows cited by retailers and critics

Tasting Note

Aromatic dusty-rose and hibiscus with red cherry, plum, dried herbs and cola; silky mid-palate, fine-grained tannins, savory spice and a saline, persistent finish.

Food Pairing

Western: roast duck, lamb ragu, mushroom risotto, porcini/tarragon dishes, roasted pork belly. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, char siu, hoisin/duck, mushroom and tofu hotpot, teriyaki salmon, yakitori.

Production Method

Demeter-certified biodynamic vineyards; hand-harvested fruit, long cold soak and native-yeast fermentation with ~20–30% whole clusters; 16–17 months in French oak (≈25–35% new); unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard Info

Felton Road, founded 1991 in Bannockburn, Central Otago; estate biodynamically farmed (Demeter certified) and known for low-intervention, gravity-flow winemaking under long-time winemaking leadership.