Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014 $45 ★★★★
Way back in the early years of European settlement of Central Otago, hundreds of water races were built to direct water from the mountains down to the prospectors, and this pinot is named after one which still flows through the property. Unlike its brooding, deeply complex older brother, this biodynamically built, new-release wine has instant personality and appeal. Baked strawberry, bright cherry, tea, truffle and smoke notes make this a really vibrant, juicy approachable pinot crafted from vineyards in Cromwell and Gibbston. www.burncottage.com
