Vineyard - Dash Farms in Faraday on the fashionable Macedon side of Bendigo. An elevated, cool, sheltered valley where fruit ripens at a measured pace on a granitic soil - there are cresting reefs of granite rising between the vine rows.

Winemaking - A 50/50 blend of the MV6 and D5V12 clones. The best parcels of Dash Farms grapes were crushed then left to commence fermentation according to the whims of wild yeast. Plunged once a day until fermentation was completed then left to soak. Total time on skins was 30 days. Pressed to two French oak barrels for 14 months maturation. Unfiltered & unfined. Vegan friendly.

Label - Detail from a charcoal and crayon nude; the point of the hip. Or a terrain map of a lake beside a forest. Or a grape cross section. Or a lunar crater. Or a bubble rising in a dream.

Available in 6 packs and 12 packs. 10% off 12 packs.

‘An interesting take on pinot noir, sappy and bright with its stewed black cherry meets maraschino cherry characters, game meat savouriness, then this vermouth-like botanical feel with wild herbs, alpine herbs, mint and a distinct blood orange character. It’s out of the box, joyous and energetic, but pinning it down as a pinot noir could be a chicane. A lively wine too, zipping around the palate and humming through the finish with some brine too. Oddball, in a good way.’ 91 points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front