Description

While Matt Connell made his name with wines made from Bannockburn with Akarua and Olssens, it turns out he's equally adept at creating masterpieces from the north-facing and exposed Bendigo region. The different tannic structure has been woven seamlessly into this inaugural bottling, producing a wine of tremendous silky elegance as well as deceptive power and length.

Smells

Beautifully perfumed, everything in proportion with a haunting bouquet of cherries, roses, wild herbs and berries, a hint of cedar and undergrowth.

Tastes

Superbly rendered with a beautiful coolness as well as fierce concentration, the plum and blueberry fruit just keeps growing on the long, pure finish. An exceptional wine in its youth, it's built for the long haul.