After a very dry, but not especially cold winter, spring began early, and was extremely dry, until flowering season, which was damp and warm. The temperature soared in June, with a late June day topping out at 42 degrees, the rest of the summer was ideal - warm temperatures, an occasional rain to keep the vines healthy.

A lovely, lifted, perfumed nose with more emphasis on the red fruit, wild strawberry, cherry, and red plum. Accompanied by a fleeting waft of sweet vanilla and cinnamon spice.

Inviting and charming, the first impression is bursting with red fruit, Victoria plums and fraise de bois. There's also lithe, supple tannins, and only later does the weight and heft of the wine become apparent

2019 gave us bright, vibrant coloured reds.

Great with grilled red meat, hearty stews, barbequed food, and hard cheeses.

After pressing, all of the wine was drained into a mixture of 500L and 225L barrels, approximately a quarter of which are new, and left to mature for 18 months.

This year harvest season was marked by two or three significant rainfall events, which made choosing the picking date a little complicated, but early October was dry, and we picked between the 3rd and 11th in good conditions.