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Ekin Pinot Noir 2024
DOZEN: $237.60 or $19.80 each
A dark cherry red in the glass. Lifted aromas of sap, spice, blue fruits, earth and cola. Fleshy, blueberry, brambly and firm, with decent length and shape. Has some poise and presence. AARON BRASHER, The Real Review
EKIN Wine Co is a relatively new Adelaide Hills–based producer founded around 2021 by viticulturists Mark Vella and Brad Case, both long-time growers across South Australia. Rather than being a traditional estate winery, EKIN is very much a “grower-led” project—built on deep vineyard experience and long-standing relationships across sites in the Adelaide Hills, with additional fruit drawn from other South Australian regions. The philosophy is deliberately practical and fruit-focused: good vineyard work first, minimal intervention in the winery, and a focus on expressing site and season rather than winemaking imprint.
The EKIN Pinot Noir (Adelaide Hills) sits squarely within this approach. Sourced primarily from cool-climate Adelaide Hills vineyards, it reflects the region’s hallmark style: high natural acidity, lifted red fruit, and a savoury, herbal edge. The winemaking is relatively restrained with wild ferment influence, some whole-bunch inclusion, and ageing in older French oak aimed at preserving brightness and structure rather than building weight or richness. The result tends to be a Pinot defined by red cherry and berry fruit, spice, and fine tannins, with a slightly edgy, savoury finish that reflects the variability of multi-site Hills sourcing.
We have had this little guy floor-stacked up the front for a while now and it has been incredibly popular. No wonder too as it delivers plenty of immediate pleasure and just enough complexity and interest to keep you coming back for more. They nailed it!