The end result deserves to make its own (fashionably late) entrance
This is a great example of a high quality grower champagne with its full body and powerful yeasty
most notably in Pisa which is where the winery production takes place
Winemaker Todd Stevens pursues complex aromatics while remaining true to varietal characteristics
And it’s all done in the vineyard
Mills Reef Elspeth One 2020 Averna The end result deserves toThis superior wine, produced only in exceptional years, is a judicious fusion of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Crafted from ultra premium grapes selected from the famed Gimblett Gravels. Full bodied, with a rich complexity of blackcurrant, brambly fruit, violets, cassis, and layers of chocolate, spicy oak and liquorice, all nestled on a bed of refined tannins. It's a distinguished silky smooth wine.