Collector Lamp Lit Marsanne 2018

Trophy - Best Dry White – Other Varieties - Canberra and Region Wine Show 2022

"100% marsanne grown at Murrumbateman. It went to oak, went through mlf and was aged on lees.  This is just a bloody ripper. Seamless, complex, exotic, the works. Flint, orange, quartz, white flowers and meal run into custard apple, nasturtiums and nuts. It’s textural, it’s long, it’s intense and it has x-factor aplenty. Wow. This is something.  Rated : 95 Points.  Drink : 2022 - 2027+."  The Campbell Mattinson.  The Wine front.

"Aromas of struck-match, hessian, wheat puffs and grapefruit pith, there's a fair whack of complexity right here. The flavours are mid-weighted and textured, there's some viscosity to it, savoury, mealy, there's layers that unfold and it finishes with a nice edge of grippy phenolics that shape the palate."  Aaron Brasher.  The Real Review.

The wine is fresh on the nose with aromas of white flowers, flint and a hint of exotic spice. The palate is focussed, mouth-filling and long. Taut and gently fragrant now, the wine will steadily take on complexity and girth with age.

"Owner and winemaker Alex McKay makes exquisitely detailed wines, bending to the dictates of inclement weather on his doorstep, heading elsewhere if need be.  His wines are consistently excellent, their elegance appropriate for their maker."  James Halliday