Recognition

A riot of rosemary, tomato leaf, freshly turned earth, black and red cherry compote on the nose leads into an intense and suave core. A scaffolding of fine tannins provides structure for the pitch perfect black and red berries and …

Classic Pinot colour – mid-crimson to ruby scarlet, with touchstone varietal aromas, poached cherry with woody spices, a quintessential Pinot sensory attraction. That bushy spice feel finds an extra cedar-like gear in the palate, urged on by deftly weighted cherry …

2024 was a difficult vintage for Brian Croser and his team at the Foggy Hill vineyard. The conditions meant it would be one of the very smallest crops he has encountered in his long and illustrious career. Limited might be …

The 2024 Pinot Noir Foggy Hill Vineyard leads with a dusty nose of dried flowers, pan-roasted spices, mahogany cupboard and aged leather. Cherry seeds also abound. In the mouth, the wine is lean and spicy, with a waxy splay of …

The Foggy Hill vineyard is located at 350 metres above sea level at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula dead south of Adelaide. A tough vintage (2.5 tonnes per hectare), with only the 777 clone providing fruit for the release from …

Refined and pure, with floral and minerally aromas of wild raspberries, dried strawberries, hibiscus, rose petals and crushed river stones. The palate is delicate and refined, with fine tannins, bright acidity and a crunchy, saline finish. Elegant and perfumed. Drink …

Wonderfully autumnal, this is a Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir with soul, depth and a comforting embrace. It’s an excellent wine, hands down. From a vineyard planted 350 metres above sea level to the 777 clone, it saw eight months …

Made in a year so cold that only the clone 777 fruit ripened sufficiently, this wine is a marvel of delicacy as opposed to lightness. The nose shows delightfully perfumed cherry with a positive herbal edge. The finely structured palate …

This was a very cool growing season that produced very low crops, and yet the wine has triumphed. It’s a subtle medium-bodied pinot with bright, vibrant colours of red and purple. On the nose is a mix of strawberry conserve …

I have a weather station in my back yard. Last August there was 33.55 mm of rain for the whole month with an average temperature of 16.4c. In 2025, less than halfway through we are sitting at 294.38 mm of …