Manon - 2023 High Paradise flavour_Forest Floor

Manon - 2023 High Paradise flavour_Forest FloorThe first release since the 2019 vintage for High Paradise. This exciting and powerful 2023 expression consists of a mixture of early picked fruit, fully ripened fruit and some whole bunch maceration. 2023 High Paradise is a pure expression of Savagnin and Chardonnay from 30+ year old vines. Some Savagnin is crushed by foot along with Chardonnay and then direct pressed and fermented in a favourite old puncheon, whist the other half of the Savagnin

brambly berries and plum

tangerine peel

an orchestration of oak-kissed richness

the Kawakawa leaves are from their own garden the organic apple cider vinegar is locally sourced from Coral Tree Organics

10% new french oak from centre of France forests produced in the Cognac region

- Sam Coverdale

Aromatically complex

No other way to explain it

We recommend it straight with no ice

Biscay Clay soils

- Tim Kirk

classic dry red wine