The 2024 growing season started cool after a reasonably wet but short winter. The rest of spring and summer was highlighted by the lack of rain from September to end of May. This has led to disease free fruit being picked up to 4 weeks earlier than usual. The great natural acids and fine lifted aromatics have been a consequence of the benign season.

We have sourced the Pinot Gris and Riesling from Mount Barker and Pinot Gris from the Frankland River region in the Great Southern, the more northern aspect and continentality being perfect for these Alsatian varieties. Pinot Gris has a great texture with pearskin, minerally slate and oyster shell notes. Riesling adds a fine thread of citrus and acidity.

All components were pressed individually and pressings fractions separated. We barrel fermented all pressings fractions as well as the Pinot Gris free run in old 500L puncheons to add texture and volume. The free run components were fermented in tank. After 4 months on lees in both tank and barrel, the various components were reassembled.