A wine made to invite continual exploration of its multiple layers of complexity. Enticing flavours of spiced plums, damsons and brooding hedgerow berries are combined with sappy red fruit, a touch of dark chocolate and toasty elements connected by velvety tannins. The grapes come from the oldest vineyards in Elgin.
£26.00
per bottle
This Wine Is An Oddment - Please Allow Up To 2 Working Days Extra For Delivery
An impressive pinot noir produced by the Zimbabwean Gavin Patterson using grapes from the cool-climate Elgin and Hemel-en-Aarde regions. With dark fruit and a velvety texture, it would slip down admirably with a gently spiced lamb balti. Will Lyons, The Sunday Times, 13th March 2022
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Stonebird
The Stonebird wines are made by Gavin Patterson, originally from Zimbabwe, and were launched in South Africa in 2016 to great acclaim. They take their name from an ancient mythological bird that is a totem to the land and people in Zimbabwe and represents the connection to the soil.
The grapes are sourced mainly from vineyards in Elgin and Hemel en Aarde but to Gavin, the identity of the wines does not lie in the vineyard or the winery but ‘in being made from either Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, in terracotta amphorae by hands on methods.’ He follows a minimalistic and hands on approach, beginning in his selected vineyards with pruning and following each stage of the fruit’s development so he can achieve the characteristics needed for his wines. The wines are then made in amphorae, reinforcing the connection to the earth, and left on the lees for ten months prior to bottling. Since making these wines Gavin has re-located to Shropshire to become winemaker at Hencote Vineyard in Shrewsbury. The Stonebird concept will continue, though with the next stage in the story being a wine from English grapes.
An impressive pinot noir produced by the Zimbabwean Gavin Patterson using grapes from the cool-climate Elgin and Hemel-en-Aarde regions. With dark fruit and a velvety texture, it would slip down admirably with a gently spiced lamb balti. Will Lyons, The Sunday Times, 13th March 2022
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Please note, whilst the majority of parcels sent on this service are received next day, this is not guaranteed.
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Delivery to other areas - additional charges
For deliveries to the Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and the main Scottish Islands deliveries are charged at a fixed price of £15 for the first case (up to 12 x 75cl) and £10 for each subsequent case. Rates are calculated automatically at the checkout.
You should allow up to an additional 5 working days over standard delivery for delivery to these areas.
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Returns
If you don't like any wine that you buy from us, for whatever reason, return it within a month of purchase and we shall refund your money without question or delay. Please telephone on 01743 234455 or contact us
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