James Suckling
Pear and juicy peach with preserved lemon, elderflower, almond and sea spray. The palate is rounded and textural with lively acidity and a pithy citrus finish. Generous and fresh with good varietal character. Points: 93/100
Pear and juicy peach with preserved lemon, elderflower, almond and sea spray. The palate is rounded and textural with lively acidity and a pithy citrus finish. Generous and fresh with good varietal character. Points: 93/100
Very pale lemon-yellow hue, with a wonderful bouquet of grapefruit, yellow flowers, and ground turmeric. The palate shows citrus and stone fruits, with yellow spices and a wattle aromatic lift along the line. Good length, with a nice creaminess to the texture, but ample acidity to keep it from sitting too fat. It glides with style and grace into a long finish. Points: 93/100
From five estate blocks, fermented 80% in steel, with 20% split between larger format oak and concrete eggs. Cool, native ferment, with 10% mlf. Vintage '26 is looking to be a fine white vintage. Expressive in its range of lemon pith, grapefruit, makrut lime and beachy scents, with hints of mint and holy basil. It has a mineral side, too, with a subtle ground-stone quality, a rock skipped over sun-kissed waves. OK, a bit much, but I’m going with it. The tension is finely tuned between acidity and pith, the feel seamless at this early juncture, the length sustained. Points: 95/100
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