Description
"Serré, planted in 1984 and certified organic in 2021, is likely the oldest high-density vineyard planting in Australia. This vineyard was inspired and influenced by Stuart Hooper's love of the great wines of Burgundy, and the tight spacing and low trellising replicates the iconic vineyards of of the Cote d'Or. The 2023 Serré offers vibrant and lifted aromas of berries, cherries, spice, damp earth and other autumnal leafy characters. There is subtle rhubarb and beetroot aromas with a hint of reduction and various brown cooking spices. The flavours follow on from the aromas with lovely fruits of the forest to the fore, with more savoury, earthy and spicy flavours framing. The tannin and oak integration is very well executed and the palate draws long, elegant and with purity. A beautiful expression of this great vineyard." - Winemaker Notes
"Pure red fruit is supported by notes of potpourri, cassia bark, graphite and wet stones. The palate is medium-bodied with piercing fruit and fine tannins, giving notes of dried herbs, spices, orange rind and salt brine. A very complex and complete wine that will live for decades. Made from vines planted in 1984. Drink or hold." - 97 Points, Ryan Montgomery, jamessuckling.com
"I had a sneaky glass of this the night before I was due to formally taste it, which might sound like a free ride for the wine but often turns out to be the opposite; when I’m on the hunt for a “likely contender” I often go through a handful of bottles before finding one that lives up to the expectation. This is no such wine; I was hooked from the first sip. This is autumnal and sinewy and savoury and spiced, but it’s also sleek, harmonious and settled. It just feels right. It bursts onto the palate with red cherries, rhubarb, tangerine and strawberry, with inlays of dried leaves, pepper and smoked cedarwood, but it’s the soft-firm of the finish, and the way it seems to both dry and expand at once, and the way the juices keep flowing and fanning, that really mark its quality." - 95+ Points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
