Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2023 $38 Anika Willner is the evil genius winemaker responsible for this absurdly pretty and delectably dry rosé. Served in a bottle decorated with a Huia feather designed by artist Chris Heaphy and a South Island Tomtit bird on the back, it’s been crafted with 100% pinot noir, … Read More
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Coal Pit Proprietor’s Reserve Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Coal Pit Proprietor’s Reserve Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $44 Whoa there horsey! You’ll need to pull up, dismount and steady yourself for the first sniff and sip of this legendary Central Otago sauvignon. Powerful lemongrass, elderflower and marzipan merge with lemon pith and heavenly herbaceous tones to create a wine with flavour and texture … Read More
Coal Pit The Leo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Coal Pit The Leo Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $140 Named after the grandson of owner Rosie Dunphy, this is the second wine to be bottled under Coal Pit’s ‘Next Generation Series’. With its distinctive Chris Heaphy-designed label, it’s crafted from a blend sourced from seven of their best barrels from the 2019 harvest and … Read More
Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $57 2020 was a doozy of a vintage, cooler than usual and seriously tricky in terms of shepherding the grapes from berry to bottle while navigating the health and safety precautions of a global pandemic. Yet the Tiwha reveals a slick, silky, sinewy texture wrapped around dark … Read More
Coal Pit Proprietor’s Reserve Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Coal Pit Proprietor’s Reserve Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $45 If there’s one thing that’ll conjure up tropical imaginings in Central Otago, it’s this fresh, fruity sauvignon blanc. Ultra-tiny amounts are made at Coal Pit, and when it’s released it disappears fast, so I’m extremely fortunate to have snaffled one to taste. Lithe, lemony, and … Read More
Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2021
Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 $34 Such a precise, pretty rosé right here from Gibbston Valley-grown fruit and crafted by winemaker Anika Willner, it’s an ultra-pretty wine with a generous, redcurrant and raspberry fullness. Juicy-textured and showing hints of creaming soda, red apple, quartzy minerality and pink peppercorn spices – it’s absolutely … Read More
Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $57 With powerful pomegranate and tamarillo tsunami-ing across the nose and palate, this Anika Willner-crafted pinot noir has buckets of fresh energy, smoked raspberry notes, spiced red apple astringency and tonnes of black tea in the mid-palate. Vibrant yet slippery-textured and showing lovely elongation on the finish, … Read More
Coal Pit Central Otago Rosé 2019
Coal Pit Central Otago Rosé 2019 $31 Crafted from 100% pinot noir grown in Gibbston, this rich, rockstar of a rosé wiggles across the stage in its slippery lycra trousers and leaves a trail of spiciness in its wake. It’s the kind of style that makes you crack a huge smile and go for a … Read More
Coal Pit Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2017 $24.95
Coal Pit Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2017 $24.95 I love the aromas of freshly steamed broad beans, sweet peas, passionfruit curd and lemon in this wine. They’re followed by the same and more on the palate, including herbaceous, lemongrassy goodness from their Gibbston site on the finish. Winemaker Lynn Horton has captured all the good … Read More