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They hunted around to find the best grapes for their project and found a Darling vineyard planted in 1985, comprised of dry-farmed, ocean-facing bush vines on decomposed granite. The result is absolutely divine. I loved it! It's superb for the quality. And it's become, unexpectedly, very sought after. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe've known the lovely Alex Milner of Natte Valleij for many years. He used to come into our office over a decade ago waving his wines around leaving them for us to taste. But much of the work that has gone into these is via the exploration on his bicycle over years, covering thousands of kilometres to find old vineyards. To say he is a keen cyclist is an understatement! 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