Mania Pinot NoirMania Pinot Noir showcases characteristic Tasmanian brightness and liveliness in the wines. This season showcases red and dark cherry fruit flavour laced with hints of dark spices and a mineral edge to the finish. The palate shows great intensity of flavour in a light to medium weight. Mania is a contemporary expression of winemaking seeking to convey all that is wonderful about cool climate viticulture and the resultant wines. Leveraging friendships

and the Sauvage and Sappa Vineyards in Bannockburn

This is a wine of layers

was indigenously fermented and hand plunged twice daily before maturation in 40% new French oak hogsheads for 10 months

"Brendan Hawker’s first beginning-to-end reserve pinot

A triumphant return for our Reserve Pinot Noir this release has been well worth the wait

some spicy French oak and the illusive “pinot character”

The 2023 growing season was long and cool

The wine’s fragrance

and both wild and cultured yeasts

black cherry and vanilla beans

Winemaking: 8 days on skins

or casual evenings with friends