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Most of you will know that we usually produce two Pinot Noirs – the Estate from a handful of our 15 clones (selections) we manicure at Ashton, and the Piccadilly Valley from the remainder of these clones supplemented by grapes from two of our neighbours. The Piccadilly Valley is the fruitiest and least wooded of the two and, although designed for short-to-medium term drinking, will certainly repay cellaring. As very young wines the 2004 Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir gained a Bronze Medal at this year’s Adelaide Wine Show.
Good colour; light to medium bodied; elegant spicy savoury foresty surrounds to the core of blackberry and plum fruit. 92 James Halliday
Ripe and luscious and bordering on aniseed-like, with churns of cherry and rhubarb and Asian spice. Crying out for Peking Duck. Lines of foresty nuance and raspberry jubes through the background. Flavour and impact. Big, warm end of town. Drink: Now-2008. 88 Winefront Monthly | 
