Marcus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion.: Again, from the Hilltop and Lanark vineyards, and again with 80% on skins for 90 days, with the remainder pressed to barrel, then blended and aged in older oak for 10 months. Such a distinctive wine, spicy and herbal, in a dried hardy herb way, not green. Pine resin, candied lime peel, mint gelee, pineapple sage, green grape, white pepper and some sappy florals. It’s got a bit of a bianco vermouth vibe – I mean that in a good way. Textural, lightly pithy, slippery, a little viscous, the finish clean but gentle. 93 Points, published May 2025