2023 Gamay/ Pinot 'Driftwood' ..... 93 pts (Gary Walsh - The Wine Front)

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REVIEW: 93PTS - Nice fella, apparently, Syd Bradford. I’ve never met him, though my partner vouches for him. Anyway, 70% Gamay and 30% Pinot Noir. It’s a YV/KV Passetoutgrain!

Very nice. Strawberry shortcake, cherry, venison and juniper berry, and quite spicy, minty and floral too. It has a pleasing density, a good burst of spicy strawberry and cherry, kind of meaty and bunchy, a distinct ‘mineral’ feel to it, fine grainy and gently peppery tannin, with a bright and sappy finish of excellent length. Delicious. I think maybe the best release of this wine to date.

(Gary Walsh - The Wine Front)

Overview: 70% Gamay: 30% Pinot - light, fine & smashable - can be served chilled

Winemaking: fermented separately, Pinot from our home block (MV6 and Abel clones), all 100% whole bunch fermented; seasoned, large format oak maturation

Aroma: Wild strawberry, red cherry, earth and beetroot with some musk and dried herbs.

Palate: Juicy and slippery with mouth-coating silty tannins. Ripe cherry, strawberry and pimento on a long finish with a fine phenolic grip.

Alcohol: 12.8% v/v

pH: 3.68

TA: 6.1 g/L

Region: Yarra Valley/King Valley

minimum order 6 bottles - straight or mixed