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Wallace and Gromit’s “The Wrong Trousers,” alas, was not the humorous inspiration for the name. It’s actually based on some impressive discoveries made in a Welsh cave that our founding winemaker was involved in. Apparently, they were quite literally sitting down to munch on their last sandwich when they spied an unseen way forward. Ironically, this blend came about in much the same way. He had tried blending this particular rich, oily Viognier and crisp, refreshing Albariño every which way with other varietals, but finally hit upon blending them together while fighting over the last chicken tikka panini, which, as you might expect, paired delightfully well.
Gold + 92 points. Sunset International, June 2026.
91 points. Womens International Wine Competition. May 2026
By no means your average tutti-frutti rosé. These vines have some serious life experience, having lived through several decades, two different centuries, and two different millennia before finally finding their true calling. A refreshing white cherry and berry medley, this dry, Bordeaux-inspired rosé is oh-so seductive, with a sophisticated “old crooner” touch that comes directly from historic old Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Perhaps you really can teach an old vine to mellow with time. Sit by the pool, relax, watch the world fly by, the paint dry, and the grass grow. Enjoy!
This is somewhat outside our usual wheelhouse. Primarily because the only Merlot we have ever had “a crush on”, from a ripeness perspective in our rarified locality, can best be described as just half a hilltop block. How our winemaker (5’8”) strong-armed the grower (6’6”) to only pick what we call “Diagon Alley” (diagonally) across the block, I will never know! This strip aligns with a band of calcareous bedrock and provides a distinctive fruit quality that is ripe, bright, elegant, and the perfect balancing match to our historic old vine crooner of a Cabernet vineyard. Needless to say, the grower has resisted in subsequent years. Perhaps I need to play cupid and smack him over the head with a bottle (rhetorically speaking, btw) so he truly understands such matchmaking.
98 points. Womens International Wine Competition, May 2026.
94 points. International Wine Report, May 2026.
Double Gold. Pacific Rim Wine Competition, May 2026.
Gold. 94 points. Sunset International, June 2026.
Conceived as a low input summer sipping red, i.e. we put it in a barrel and just kind of “send it to Coventry”- a British term to ignore or shun, only really understood if you have actually been to Coventry. Despite ostracization this wine somehow became a skilled polyglot. It not only seems to understand the language of love, but also that of enigmatic color and alluring hues. Judging by its complex berry and floral nose it is also fluent in the secret language of flowers and the somewhat obscure Peruvian fruit language (don’t ask). Granted we were expecting some Welsh (a very lyrical language) as our winemaker frequently mumbles it, but at least it understands the peculiar language of my wallet!
We craft these inky little monsters to outlast the median age profile of recipients of the fabled Darwin Awards (mid-20s)! By implication then, we are only catering to “higher functioning primates”, i.e., those with greater cognitive flexibility who will delight in the deep purple hues and silky multi-layered textures. Perhaps those who can discern the individual forest fruits and hints of fresh-cut violets. They might even cherish the complexities of a toasty oak profile formed somewhere in the “spaghetti junction” between multiple French micro-cooperages. It is, of course, not lost on us that both bonobos and mountain gorillas also fall into that higher simian bucket!
Best in Class, Platinum. Boston Wine Competition, October 2025
Six degrees of separation is how we connect any two people on the planet. But with three degrees of separation, i.e. an ex-friend of a true friend of a friend, everyone should know a Nora, and a rude one at that. But seriously, the name derives from the most essential bit of kit any self-respecting underground explorer must have: their light. Rude Nora lamps are the light of choice for European international cave explorers. Many remote discoveries have been made with Rude Noras, including some by our founding winemaker (who regularly uses one in our cellar, by the way). They are very, very bright, well made, super robust, monkey-proof, and built to last a long, long time. Not unlike this particular in-your-face Cabernet/Petite Sirah-based blend. Like many a Brecon blend, it also rolls off the tongue particularly well.
Best of Class. Double Gold. 98 Points. Sunset International, June 2026.
Double Gold. Pacific Rim Wine Competition, May 2026
