Gentle Folk Wine - Village Pinot Noir - 2025

2025 vintage not yet reviewed, 2024 vintage review below: While not straying from its usual form, this release is slightly more savoury and earthy – an honest blend of fruit from all the estate vineyards, plus a little addition from Uraidla. Bramble and moss, orange rind and dried fig – this is fruit broken open to the air of a cold autumnal dusk. It's contemplative and unfurls over days. The tannins are soft but elastic and there is a feeling of stretch and relent to their movements. And the acidity gleams. It's spicy, too: pine needle, violets and black tea. It has the weight and concentration to make you double check the price. 95 Points Katrina Butler, Halliday Wine Companion