Awards and Accolades

2015 Vintage: 91 Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"Light, fresh, pure, frisky, red fruited with a little spice, fine soft emery tannin, clean long finish. Delightful. Drink young. Need you know more?"

2015 Vintage: Wine of the Week - Winsor Dobbin
"Is this the best-value young pinot noir in Australia? You'd be hard-pressed to find many that are better. From the Adelaide Hills, where cool-climate varieties like pinot flourish, this is a bright and vibrant young wine. It's a bit of a show off with some "look at me" tendencies but quality fruit that's been given a short stint in French oak has resulted in a wine where the youthful vigour is also charming. It's fresh and easy-to-drink with bright berry flavours and softish tannins. Don't bother cellaring this one. Drink now. Enjoy."

From the Winery

The Joyce family, as fifth generation horticulturists, and the Pike family, who are long established in winemaking and viticulture, brought this vision to life in the development of 25 hectares of land at Lenswood, commencing in 1998.

The cool climate, the gravelly loam soil, the sloping land and its lofty elevated position (the vineyards being some of the highest in the Adelaide Hills) provide the terroir for the production of the highest quality cool climate wine grapes. Accordingly the wines produced have a distinctive and sub regional character.

The Joyce family has owned and managed orchards for over five generations, and as such, the vines are cared for in a very traditional sense, hand pruned and hand picked. This ensures the finest grapes are produced, before being transported for vinification at the Pike’s long established and highly awarded, Clare Valley Winery.

The Pike Family have long been a part of viticulture with Andrew and Neil Pike working together within their respective fields, to ensure a perfect balance of winemaking philosophy. Traditional old-world techniques combined with modern Australian winemaking to produce a style reflecting both the variety and region and of course the season.