You can immediately see the family resemblance to its little sibling, the Terra F Spätburgunder, which we also sell. The nose is hypnotic. It draws you in with its striking, high-toned perfume, combining sappy wild berry freshness with autumnal mellowness and distinctive smoky/flinty edge. You are taken on an intoxicating journey of molten rubies, kola, blackcurrant pastille, sweet juicy cherries, the forest floor, violets, a burst of orange, all framed by a smoky/flinty depth. This is a wine with extraordinary richness of flavour and fruit intensity – almost opulent, yet it remains beautifully fresh, lifted and graceful and has a good backbone of acidity. From one single vineyard site. 18 months in (2nd, 3rd and 4th fill) oak barrels. Only 800 bottles (3 barrels) made per year. 13% alc. Drink now – 3030.

JancisRobinson.com: “The heat of afternoon sun on this vineyard can be tasted in the power, dried fruit and quiet ferocity of this smoky, stony wine. It's Pinot with its roots, surely, in Mordor. The fruit glows with underground, furnace-lit ruby intensity. Tightly controlled. A Pinot channeling Syrah's soul. But it hasn't lost its Pinot-ness. Drink now-2032.” 17 points

Falstaff Guide: “"Sweet" wood aromas of caramel and vanilla meet a slightly reductive note and intense fruitiness of maraschino cherries. The tannins are very fine, yet firm, and the tactile sensation clearly reveals a limestone mineral undertone. The wine has tension, but also a certain generosity.” 94 points