Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir 2024

The 2024 Pinot Noir is richer and more savory than the Small Wonder Vineyard (the vineyards are in different areas, yet this is cooler), and the wine is ethereal and fine, floral, rocky and mineral. This aligns with the personality of the Chardonnay and the reason why this sandstone-laden site is so special. The flavor is intense but light, and this is a great thing. The tannins are chalky and supple. The fruit sees extended post-ferment maceration, prior to being pressed to oak with full solids sans sulfur. Malolactic fermentation occurs here and is done around mid-winter. I love the delicacy and poise of this wine. The wines from this producer and vineyard come warmly recommended. This was made with 5% whole-bunch fruit and spent months in barrel before being bottled sans fining. 13.4% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. 96 points – Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Huon Valley-born pinot noir, 5% whole bunch, 12 months’ maturation in French oak, 10% new. This is such a pure-smelling wine. It’s all raspberry-flecked red cherry and red plum fruits with a splash of cranberry over hints of souk-like spice, nori sheets, leaf litter, mushroom broth, citrus blossom, pomegranate, crushed stone and charcuterie. Filigreed and nuanced, gorgeous fruit layered with spice, subtle crushed mountain herbs and dried citrus rinds, powdery tannins and a saline mineral line. 95+ points – Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion

Warm, dry year with yields at 2t/ha. Mainly D2V6 & D5V12 clones, wild ferments, 12 months in barrel, 5% whole bunch, 16% new oak, unfined. High toned spice, drunken cherry, weight, structure, sap. Gilli and Paul Lipscombe

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