Craft - Purity - Passion

Our Winemaking Philosophy is very simple.

Our winemaking is about respecting the fruit, allowing wild yeasts to ferment the wines with no other additions.

The Vintage

2020 in so many ways was a mirror of 2019. That was…. Until Covid 19. A moderate to low yielding vintage that was a Marlborough classic. A warm dry spring gave even flowering and yields were slightly moderate to low. The season was punctuated by enough rainfall to keep the vines in balance and maintain structure, flavour and acidity while keeping potential alcohols at a nice level. Late summer was very dry with very cool evenings that allowed fruit retain acidity, flavour and intensity while keeping alcohol in balance.

The Vintage

A moderate yielding vintage that was a Marlborough classic. A warm dry spring gave even flowering and yields were moderate. The season was punctuated by enough rainfall to keep the vines in balance and maintain structure, flavour and acidity while keeping potential alcohols at a nice level. Perfectly mature and clean fruit was harvested from all sites. Yields were kept low and vines were shoot-thinned, leaf-plucked and thinned by hand. Pre-veraison 15-20% of the crop was green thinned and shoulders were removed.