2020 was a year marked by an extremely wet spring with intermittent rain throughout the early summer creating uncharacteristic problems with damp humid conditions. Nevertheless, by the time summer finally arrived, with a lot of moisture in the soil, the vines grew like crazy, and produced a good-sized crop of extremely tasty grapes.

A big ripe nose brimming with red fruit wild strawberry, cherry, and red plum. And there's some sweet vanilla oak and cinnamon spice.

Inviting and charming, there's a brightness and elegance that belies the power underneath. The tannins are refreshing and supple, and as the wine opens out in the glass, the purity and expression of the fruit unfolds in a long satisfying finish. There's enough weight and power here to give this a full 10 years of life.

A bright, vibrant red.

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 16 months.

Harvest was marked by 2 days of heavy rain in mid-September and then after a couple of days break, a week of wet weather that had us rushing to finish picking in between the showers.