Neck of the Woods Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $31.95 
Neck of the Woods is the brainchild of AJ Johnson, who segwayed sideways into winegrowing during his successful television production career. Employing the formidable talents of Jen Parr as his winemaker, has meant that his wines are now in hot demand because they’re so damn good. The weather gods played very nicely during the 2019 vintage, producing fruit saturated with fresh redcurrant, raspberry and red cherry notes. Combine that with a superbly managed oak and you’ve got an elegantly spiced, smoke-laced style that’s slippery and softly textural to finish. And the man on the label? That’s the legend known as Malcolm Abel, the man responsible for introducing the worlds most famous pinot noir clone to New Zealand – read the whole story on the website…
