New vintage from Ashton Hills following on from the highly acclaimed 2008 vintage.

Piccadilly Valley is Ashton Hills' entry level or 'village' wine with all grapes coming from the Adelaide Hills' coldest, wettest and most humid wine sub-region, the Piccadilly Valley. About half the grapes for this wine comes from 16 of Ashton Hill's own selections with the remaining grapes purchased from two neighbouring growers. The three vineyards have amongst them the oldest pinot vines in 'The Valley' and all are managed in such a way to ensure small crops and maximum flavour concentration.

Reviews of the 2008 vintage below;

"96 Points. Owner/winemaker Stephen George was one of the pioneers of pinot noir in the Adelaide Hills. It shows some colour development; as always, has an extremely expressive and complex bouquet with forest undergrowth and spicy red fruits; the palate in a precise replay of the bouquet, with great length and immaculate balance. From: Adelaide Hills, SA. Drink: to 2016" - James Halliday, Top 100 Wines, The Weekend Australian, November 14-15, 2009.

"95 Points. Stephen George makes a couple of pinots each year, this engaging Picadilly Valley version from his own and growers’ fruit offering an excitingly complex matrix of aromas, cherries wrapped in anise spice to ferns and bubbling coq au vin juices, followed by spicy flavour and a soft, silky texture. $33 14.5% alcohol. Adelaide Hills." - Tony Love, Top 100 Wines, The Adelaide Advertiser, November 2009.