2024 Adelaide Hills Estate Picpoul
Adelaide Hills
Winemaking - A cool vintage led to great flavour development at low baumes whilst retaining great acidity. Fruit from the estate was selectively harvested with just the freerun juice being used for the Estate Picpoul. The juice was settled prior to a long, cool ferment which helped to maintain all the lovely notes from the idyllic 2024 vintage. Following ferment, the wine spent at least one month on lees with regular stirring to help build palate weight and mouthfeel. Vegan friendly.
Tasting note - Pale in colour with a tinge of green, this bright, fresh Picpoul has lifted aromas of lemon myrtle, white blossoms and a lime citrus edge. The palate displays granny smith apples, honeysuckle, lemon sherbet and lemon pith with mouthwatering freshness. Best enjoyed chilled.
95 points The Vintage Journal - SA Wine Guide - "Pale colour, citrus blossom and zest, purity in its singularity. Lovely settled flavours and texture, green apple, lemon juiciness all in synch, even at this young age, mouthwatering and salivating above all. Amazing that the flavours can be so clear even at such low abv. Delicious. 10.5% alc Drink now–2030" Tony Love & Tijana Laganin
92 points The Real Review - "Ultra pale lemon colour. White flowers, lemon pith and oyster brine aromas. Zippy and fresh on the palate with lemon zest, lime and jasmine notes sitting of a crunchy green apple acid line. Good length, the finish brings in a contrast of both sweet citrus and saline minerality that demands you come back for more." Stuart Knox
91 points Halliday Wine Companion “This is very delicious – easy drinking, true to form in its lighter shades and ultra freshness. Crisp, with green pear, green apple, preserved lemon, a touch of saline minerality, and light floral notes in the mix. It drives long and to a fine point, holds great shape and feels lively. Very on song. Oysters at the ready.” Mike Bennie
91 points The Wine Front - "Good aromatics here, a little blossom and lemongrass, lime leaf, lemon barley and green apple. It’s bright and fresh, quite saline too, with plenty of crunch and energy, a light chalky feel to texture, with a lively finish of good length, with perhaps a dusting of white pepper. Nice wine. Frisky and thirst slaking." Gary Walsh
Silver Medal - 2024 Adelaide Hills Wine Show