“Deep crimson. Very expressive dark plum, blackberry, mocha aromas with sesame, ginger notes. Voluminous and smooth with superb dark plum, blackberry pastille fruits, fine velvety textures and beautifully integrated mocha, toffee oak. Finished chocolaty with attractive mineral length. Lovely fruit definition, oak complexity and structure. 98pts.”
Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal
“Evan and Tina Gobell’s Stonewell Road vineyard sits at 255m elevation on red loam over clay peppered with ironstone. It has a gentle westerly aspect and is pruned to grow low yielding, early ripening and intensely flavoured fruit. Fair winter rains and a cool summer gave us a healthy crop of excellent quality. Handpicked on the 17th of February, 83% destemmed, 17% whole bunch, wild fermented in open fermenter and foudre, pressed to French oak, matured for 20 months in barrel (17% new, Saint Martin). 1200 bottles produced. Alc 14.4%.”
Michael Hall
“Sporting an impenetrable magenta-crimson hue and an impressive array of super-ripe black fruits and cassis, there is a real inky, earthy intensity to this wine’s form.”
Dave Brookes, 2024 Halliday Wine Companion
