Moko Hills Bendigo Pinot Noir 2022 $59 Donald van der Westhuizen clearly has Pinot Noir roaring through his veins because it’s clear that he’s able to eke bottles of brilliance from the schisty slopes of Bendigo. His 2022 vintage is unfined and unfiltered and scented with smoked cherry, freshly sliced rhubarb, white pepper and sous … Read More
Pinot Noir
Q Waitaki Valley Pinot Noir 2023
Q Waitaki Valley Pinot Noir 2023 $74 Waitaki might be one of the harshest locations to grow grapes, but this new vintage from Q proves that treat-em-mean-keep-em-keen theory truly turns out elegantly plush, delicately spicy, cherry and rhubarb-laced pinot noir with soothing, suede-like tannins and stylish length of flavour. Owner Jules Stephan can trace his … Read More
Chard Farm Hawkesburn Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm Hawkesburn Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $88 From a tiny site where four clones of vines grow high on a terrace above the Bannockburn Inlet, comes a Pinot Noir that erupts with vibrantly bright florals, fresh cherry, redcurrant and spice-dusted rhubarb on the nose. All that aromatic awesomeness osmoses through to the palate, … Read More
Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022
Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022 $32-$39 Crafted from a combination of fruit grown in both the Awatere and Southern Valleys, this Pinot Noir is, 3 years on from harvest, fresh and berry-driven, yet is developing hints of savoury, gamy complexity. Bright, energetic and showing fine-grained tannins that dissolve delicately. Nicely made and lightly styled. Whitehaven
Chard Farm Mason Vineyard Central Otago 2022
Chard Farm Mason Vineyard Central Otago 2022 $88 Holy Parkburn Batman! The spectacular Mason Vineyard Parkburn Pinot Noir is deliciously soothing, elegantly structured, stacked with rooibos tea, baked rhubarb, dark cherry, intense earthy complexity and soft, suede-like tannins to round out its generously creamy, berry-soaked, pepper-dusted finish. Pricey but lusciously nicey, it’s a pinot with … Read More
Chard Farm Mata-Au Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm Mata-Au Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $48 Pronounced ‘matar – oh’, this wine has built a reputation for bringing the very best of the winegrowing talent at Chard Farm into the affordable realm and showcasing the best from their Lowburn and Parkburn vineyards. Mata-Au has a deliciously floral lift of rooibos tea, bright … Read More
Chard Farm The Tiger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm The Tiger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $88 The Hay family’s team at Chard Farm are specialists in single-vineyard Pinot Noir’s and this particular one hails from a tiny parcel of fruit grown in a vineyard located in Lowburn, between Wanaka and Cromwell near the shores of Lake Dunstan. The Tiger has a … Read More
Chard Farm Viper Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm Viper Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $88 The Chard Farm winery, owned by the Hay family, is located on land which was a farm founded by Richard Chard in 1868, an entrepreneurial soul who set about growing produce to supply the local gold miners. The Hay’s have crafted a range of single-vineyard … Read More
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023 $80 Wilco Lam’s first Pinot Noir for Martinborough’s new Oraterra brand is a lightly, yet elegantly structured example that’s had 18-24 days on skins inside large, 100% new, predominantly Austrian 500L oak puncheons. Sourced from clones 5, 10/5 and Abel from the McCreanor vineyard in central Martinborough, the result is … Read More
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023 $45 After years of building a reputation for turning out excellent-value wines, the Misty Cove kids have released their even excellent-er range called 1203. Made with grapes grown in their Fareham Lane vineyard, this wine is inspired by Mount Stokes, the highest point in the Marlborough … Read More