“Top of the Paringa Pinot tree and everything steps up a notch; structure, fruit concentration and tannins, adding to the wine’s overall ageing potential. Dusty beets, earth, dark chocolate, black cherry and cedary toasty oak light up the aroma. Solid, well-built and coiled, it does a slow reveal delivering layers of red and dark fruits, earth, dark roasted spices, savoury tapenade and roasting pan juices. Crushed herbs build on the middle palate and gain momentum closing with leafy green characters on the finish. Well positioned for a bright and long future.”

“Dark cherries, plums, lilacs and crushed musk, with an undertone of dried herbs and orange zest. This medium-bodied pinot is juicy and savory rather than excessively sweet, with well-shaped tannins. While it’s more savory than most California pinots, those who like that style may well relish this.”

“Hawthorn berry, coffee-bean notes, coffee-bean savouriness but it also has red-bauble shininess and brightness of fruit. Coruscatingly juicy and bright but well within the context and restraint of elegant structure and very fine, long tannins.”