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"Seriously, Rollo Crittenden and Matt Campbell. What are you two winemakers doing? Not much it seems, as you left this wine in old barrels without touching them basically: no top-up, admittedly under a flor for its four years of life, then unfined, unfiltered to bottle. Easy winemaking, eh? OK, I know that’s not true at all because this vin jaune style is very, very difficult to make. To date, this shows amazing poached quinces, ripe yellow peach with lemon zest and preserved lemons. Nutty aldehydes are embossed into the wine, the palate is alive with acidity and vitality. It’s complex and delicious and it gives me goosebumps. Yep. Perfect." - 97 points, Jane Faulkner for Halliday
"The 2018 Savagnin Cri de Coeur was aged four years in barrel under flor and delivers wonderfully exotic saline, nectarine and chamomile notes with a delightful honeyed richness. Richly concentrated, the beautifully layered and creamy palate is kept in shape by a firm acid kick through to a finish of crushed nuts and dried flowers. This is a fantastic food wine." - 95 points, Angus Hughson for Vinous
"Bright, clear straw-gold colour. Rancio aromas, smoky and nutty with a distinct sherry-flor character to it. Rich stone-fruit and mandarin aromas with glacé ginger spices filling the core of the palate whilst the ripe nutty rancio notes add layer upon layer as it rolls across the palate. A unique style and an excellent example of it. " - 95 points, Stuart Knox
