This is another of Angus Vinden’s Experimental Series wines: an exotic and honeyed drop, mid-gold in colour and with floral aromas like being in a greenhouse of exotic, heady tropical plants. This is a complex wine, layered with spice and tropical notes, with a gorgeous rich palate-weight and a tell-tale savoury skin-contact edge. It's serious wine of contemplation.

Angus Vinden is a confirmed star of the Australian wine scene. His winery Vinden Estate in the Hunter Valley was founded in 1998, and he took over from his father Guy in 2015, inheriting great vineyards in the bargain. These sites combined with Angus's talent make a potent mix. Since taking over Angus has maintained the original Vinden Wines label, which encapsulates traditional Hunter styles, and has his own offshoots, Headcase and Experimental Series, where he flexes his wine creativity and experimental approach; this is the Vinden way, a mix of innovation and tradition. For all Angus's labels, the fruit is treated with the utmost respect from vine to bottle and he has trodden a careful line combining his modern and youthful approach to the business, whilst preserving the legacy his father created before him. Angus’s careful vineyard selection, gentle approach to winemaking, and respect for the land and Hunter lore result in a mixture of both traditional and modern Hunter Valley styles.