Fallen Angel 667 - 2024 Pinot Noir

Fallen Angel 667 — 2024 Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, Single Clone

Every devil was once an angel. This one just had better taste.

Clone 667. The Burgundian. The brooding one. Sourced from Dijon in the 1980s and quietly making its way into the world's finest Pinot Noir programs ever since — because winemakers who know, know. It runs cooler than its siblings, ripens a little later, and produces smaller bunches with tighter structure that reward patience in both the vineyard and the cellar.

We didn't choose 667 because it was easy. We chose it because it was right.

Grown at elevation in the Woodside valley on a single site that has no business producing fruit this good — cool nights, ancient soils, and an aspect that catches morning light and holds it just long enough. Planted at 7,000 vines per hectare, a density that would make most Australian vignerons nervous and every Burgundian nod slowly in approval. Crowded roots compete, dig deeper, and stress in exactly the right way — concentrating flavour, building complexity, and producing the kind of yield that keeps the accountant up at night and the winemaker very, very happy. Hand-harvested. Whole bunch fermented in part, because 667 has the backbone to carry it. Aged in French oak, a third new, for twelve months. Bottled unfined.

In the glass, a deep and luminous ruby — the kind of red that makes you stop mid-conversation.

The nose is serious and layered. Dark cherry, black plum, and a thread of violets open first, giving way to smoked meat, warm earth, and a fine graphite minerality that is unmistakably cool climate, unmistakably Adelaide Hills. There is nothing accidental here.

The palate delivers on every promise. Tightly coiled tannins — fine, precise, and persistent — frame a core of dark fruit with a savoury, spiced edge. The whole bunch ferment adds a subtle forest floor lift and a structural complexity that sets this apart from anything blended or compromised. Long, dry, and commanding on the finish.

This is not a wine that needs your approval.

Cellar 5–10 years for full redemption. Drink now if you simply cannot wait — we understand, and we forgive you.