2025 Havilah OGG

"Just delightful wines that are built for drinking not thinking."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

The OGG is where Ricky Evans lets his hair down. It is a shape-shifting blend from the Tamar Valley that changes every year depending on what the season throws at him. For 2025, it is a mash-up of Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay sourced from the Waverly and Highclare vineyards.

This is proper "skinsy" white wine. Ricky co-fermented the Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay, leaving them on skins for a solid three to four weeks to extract all that spice and phenolic structure. The Pinot Gris came in a bit later and saw just a week on skins before the whole lot was pressed to tank. It spent three months sitting on light lees to build texture before bottling.

It has a gorgeous golden glow. It is wildly aromatic, throwing out notes of citrus peel, fresh ginger and ripe stone fruit. The palate has a gentle, savoury grip from the skin contact, but it stays juicy and approachable. It is textural, spicy and dangerously easy to drink.