2021 Scintilla Mountain Pinot

WINEMAKER: James Madden
REGION: Adelaide Hills, SA
VARIETAL: Pinot Noir
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

1st harvest. Owner Greg and Winemaker/Viticultualist Dillon are extremely excellent in their intention, application and communication. MV6 clone seems to exist and thrive on this site. Planted 1988 and 1998. 400 metres above sea level, East facing and cool nights. Clay soils, quartz and schist.

Cherry, blackberry and fennel tips, brambly, grippy drying tannins, raspberry acidity. This one is elegant and proper like. We really really like the vines, people and ultimately the flavour. In saying that we changed the winemaking in 2022. There is a reason/intention. Stay tuned.

Sommelier-turned-winemaker James Madden has worked with the likes of James Erskine (Jauma) and Tom Shobbrook. He now shares a shed in the Basket Range with Alex Schulkin (The Other Right) to produce his own minimal intervention wines. All grapes are organic and/or biodynamic, handpicked and processed by shovel & fork. Wines are transferred by siphon using gravity, unfined, unfiltered and always zero adds.