The 2020-2021 growing season was a gentle one, with no real surprises and whilst the bunches were still smaller than usual, they were little handfuls bursting with flavour. Harvest started in early March after a cooler than average February, perfect for ripening especially with the cold nights. After destem ming the bunches the grapes are transferred to small open fermenters where we hand plunge a couple of times a day. The 2021 pinot had on average 10 to 14days on skins, depending on the individual vineyard blocks and fermenters. Then into barrel for 10 months before bottling. With nearly 18 months in bottle the rich yet elegant Lily is really starting to show itself. Beautiful fruit flavours and tannins that we really love to see - balancing the wine to the finish. 2021 is really a lovely Lily! Only 5 barrels made. - Maryann Egan