Amen to the brothers Harrop!
2024 Amen Break Central Otago Pinot Noir $32 | $27.90 in Singles | $26.90 in 3-Packs | $25 in Dozens!
This label is owned by the Harrop Bros. Matt and Steve (and families). Steve is based in North Otago’s Waitaki Valley, not far from the Central Otago sites that supply pinot noir for this wine. With decades of vineyard development and wine experience, Steve has a sharp eye for sourcing the right fruit at the right price — a skill that’s earned him quiet legend status in the trade.
Matt lives in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, where he grows grapes for his family label, Silentway.
The label is a musical nod to the iconic drum solo from “Amen, Brother” by The Winstons, but the wine itself is made by grapes grown in Bendigo on the famed Chinaman’s terrace (home to icons like Prophet’s Rock). This pinot tastes nothing like a sub-$30 wine. The colour is deep (for a pinot) and youthful, with an instantly expressive and smile inducing, enticingly aromatic nose of blue and red berries, ripe cherries and subtle floral notes (like violets). The palate flows on with plenty of fruit and ripe complexity, but a certain restraint that is sometimes missing in pinots of this region. There is good density and depth and a little herbal, Campari-like savory intricacy. This is really bursting with lovely fruit and some nice tannins in balance. We reckon it is even better than the ever popular 2023. Bravo Harrop brothers!
"Not a wine to be dismissed."
"...I can’t imagine a wine that I would more like to drink. This wine is pure, liquid gorgeousness." Campbell Mattinson. Winefront.com.
2025 Salo Yarra Valley Chardonnay
2025 Salo Yarra Valley Chardonnay
Final Release from the Old Site...
Final Release from the Old Site...
Special $55!
"...I can’t imagine a wine that I would more like to drink. This wine is pure, liquid gorgeousness." Campbell Mattinson. Winefront.com.
Arfion's Dave MacKintosh and Decades' (also ex-Giant Steps) Steve Flamsteed have united once more to produce a brilliant 2025 Chardonnay from Salo. The project has always sat slightly outside the regional norm. Since the project began in 2008, the brief has been clear - make Yarra Chardonnay with weight, power and structure, while still letting site and season do the talking.
"From the Full Moon vineyard in Gladysdale, which, sadly (and in a sign of the times), has been pulled out by the owner... this is an excellent way to go out. Brightly coloured with aromas of nectarine kernel, citrus peel, flint and light marine scents. There's a gentle creaminess on the well-weighted palate that finishes chalky, tensile and long. A lovely wine to drink now and over the next four to six years at least."
96+ Pts. - Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion
Cheers, Randall
