“A bright yet deep red. Aromas are intense and well-knit: tea leaf, rose petals, fresh herbs, shiso, and sweet berries, with white pepper and a trace of smoke. The palate unfolds gently with pomegranate, plum, and red cherry. Tannins are firm, perhaps with a stalky freshness from whole-bunch fermentation. Texturally, the wine feels fresh and structured.”
“A nice presentation, with a garnet colour and some ruby hues. The nose expresses mostly floral notes of peony and poppy, alongside fruit character. The first impression in the mouth is textural – the wine is supported by a medium structure and fine tannins. Definitely a wine to revisit in a couple of years, when the tannins will have softened more.”
Young Guns of Wine Best Amphora Wines of Australia 2025
This wine demonstrates what’s possible when ancient winemaking techniques meet senior winemaker Abraham de Klerk’s cutting edge craftsmanship.
Our Pinot Noir blocks are Australia’s highest elevated, producing dark cherry, raspberry, hibiscus, vanilla, portobello mushrooms and ripe Von Trapp alpine strawberry aromas that yodel louder and more sweetly than a lonely goat herder. Exquisite mouth–filling savoury and spicy flavours tantalize the taste buds before the pirouette of elegant tannin, delicious fruit and rose petals combined with sweet cherry notes dance harmoniously across the palate.
This wine has been aged in Amphora Terra Cotta, imported from Italy, and made from special porous clay that allows the wine to breathe correctly as it is ageing. This micro-oxygenation causes the wine to soften as it matures and develops, without any oak flavours influencing the wine. The result is a true expression of the fruit being achieved in the finished wine. The clay also has anti-microbial properties to help protect the wine as it ages.
The amphora itself is a spectacular work of art. This is a grand wine – prepare for powerful, complex, divine aromas, flavours and effortless sophistication.
