The nose offers aromas of grapefruit, dried apple, blanched almonds and struck flint mineral notes.

The palate is long and lush with beautiful creaminess. Alongside a backbone of crisp and punchy acidity are notes of Granny Smith apple skins, stonefruits, citrus and shortbread.

A luscious and complex wine from an excellent, low yielding vintage. Cellar for 1-6 years.

Vineyard Notes

Planted in 1997, Sexton Vineyard is a beautiful 75-acre, north facing hillside site located in the foothills of the Warramate ranges, rising from 425 to nearly 700 feet above the valley floor. Being well up the slopes, topsoil is thin and root systems have established themselves in shallow gravelly loams above a tough rocky clay base.

Vigoir and bunch yields set naturally low in this environment, facilitating a low intervention approach to what is otherwise hand tended organic and biodynamic viticulture.