The Hero is a modern, minimal-intervention Australian range, hand-crafted from bought-in premium fruit and bottled with no added sulphur. This preservative-free Pinot Noir is built as a consistent house style rather than a single-vintage wine, which is why it carries a non-vintage designation. Fruit is selected for ripeness, cleanliness and bright natural acidity, since a no-added-preservative red depends on healthy, sound grapes rather than protective additions. Cool-climate-leaning sites are favoured to keep the variety's fragrant red-cherry and berry character and to avoid the heaviness that can make a light-handed Pinot clumsy, giving an approachable, contemporary style aimed at easy everyday drinking.

The wine is made with minimal intervention and without added sulphur dioxide. Grapes are destemmed and given a gentle, cool fermentation with hand-plunging or soft pump-overs to draw out fragrance and supple tannin rather than heavy structure. Extraction is kept restrained to suit a light, juicy style. After a short maceration the wine is pressed off, and oak is used sparingly if at all, so primary fruit stays to the fore. Careful, hygienic handling protects the wine in the absence of preservative, and it is filtered and bottled early for fresh, vibrant drinking. The range is vegan-friendly.