Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir 2022

The two Pinots in this year’s release sit nicely apart (therefore justifying the two separate bottlings). On this occasion, this wine was my pick of the two, however the three other people tasting went the other way. What we could agree on is that this wine is certainly more savoury, with an array of autumnal notes (dried twig, crushed brown leaf etc) sitting below some red fruit and red florals (dried rose petal and dehydrated sour cherry). It’s medium bodied and so effortless, texturally. Great flow to the wine. Cellar some if you can as it will only get better. – Ches Cook, FWC.

Wild ferments, gently plunged twice daily, then left on skins post ferment until the tannins aligned and pressed straight to barrel. 5% whole bunch. 10% new oak, mix of barriques, hogsheads and puncheons. 12 months in oak, 3 months in tank pre-bottling. Sulphured mid-summer. Un-fined Savoury, blue/red fruit, sappy, classic SSH nose, thyme, garrigue, flow. Paul Lipscombe.