Description / Reviews
"The Block 5 vineyard is about half of one hectare in size on a sheltered, north facing, and very quartz riddled site. It is a wonderful natural vineyard exposition. The wine is always darker in fruit expression and immediately more spicy and earthy that the Original Vineyard. It is less immediately perfumed and has more tannin and fruit power. The wines from this vineyard require more bottle ageing to develop the same suppleness and delicacy as the Original Vineyard but even in their youth these wines are more profound.
The wine spends 15-17 months in French barrels of which about 35% are new. This wine is never oak driven but can certainly benefit from a higher percentage of new oak without being dominated by sappy, smoky oak elements." - Bindi, Winemaker
"Small yields in ’24, which is heartbreaking, and yet the top wines, including this, are quite spectacular. All the aromas and flavours of the site are on display with some amplification – blood orange and Campari, warm earth and autumn leaves, red/black cherries and pips. There’s a light taste of stems and beetroot, plus exotic spices. The palate fleshes out to medium bodied, with supple if plentiful tannins layered with pops of sweetness and a tang to the acidity. Beautifully defined. You’d be gleeful to drink this today, but Block 5 is so much better with time." - 98 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
"When you look at cult/preimum wines of Australia, there’s a relativity to the phrase ‘well priced’ with these Bindi wines. “You can’t rush to get market credibility and acceptance and higher price points”, says Michael Dhillon, “you need actual evidence in terms of wines, not theory with such things. We are waiting for our fiftieth year to work on a top end concept of pedigree”. Right on. Right on.
A good deal of concentration here but so too the finesse. Dark berry fruits, a touch of campfire and cedar, cinnamon spice, dreid rose petal, choc-mint and tart cherry. Flamboyance here, but so too control and great presence. The finish a trill of lively, silky and yet firming, crushed limestone tannin. Magnificent wine. A wine that asserts its quality through scintillating presence." - 96 Points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
