The Foggy Hill vineyard is located at 350 metres above sea level at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula dead south of Adelaide. A tough vintage (2.5 tonnes per hectare), with only the 777 clone providing fruit for the release from 1/3 of the vineyard. 450 dozen made. 8 months in French oak barriques (1/3rd new). 

Tapanappa, Foggy Hill Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Fleurieu Peninsula, 2024

Deep and unique. Pomegranate, strawberry, rosewater, hibiscus tea, cherry flesh, plum flesh, 5 spice, cranberry, shiny black olive, baked salted bread, rhubarb, thyme, anise and gunflint. Intensity and drive, with hyper fine, tensile and exquisite tannins. Body that belies the ABV with fruit strength. Tannins, curl in and over, like a rip. Acidity cleans things up as well. The fruit is tart and precise, there’s some high citrus pinot cleanliness, with a malt echo and earthy forest floor, autumnal leafy base.

RRP: $60
Alc: 12.7%
Rating: 95/100

Wine sample courtesy of Tapanappa