| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2021 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Manata EstateCentral Otago more |
4/26/2024 - AJBurt Likes this wine: 93 pointsA round, soft, voluptuous kind of wine. Lots of cocoa, dark chocolate, black cherry, some coffee and orange zest too. Black tea with some air. Acidity is not very high but it doesn’t feel like it’s missing in the grand scheme of things. |
| Red |
2006 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Growers Collection Calvert VineyardCentral Otago more |
4/21/2024 - drdecanto Likes this wine: 92 pointsActually lovely and surprisingly youthful. Cellared on release. |
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2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot NoirCentral Otago more |
2/6/2024 - kostaslonis wrote: NRNew Zealand London Annual Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Fruit in balance wth oak, sweet spices, a touch angular, med body, lean red fruit, edgy tannins |
| White |
2022 Pyramid Valley Sauvignon +North Canterbury more |
2/6/2024 - kostaslonis wrote: NRNew Zealand London Annual Trade Tasting (Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls): Grassy, weird, lime, spice/resin mix, mastic notes too, grassy in palate, high acidity, long finish |
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2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot NoirCentral Otago more |
3/29/2024 - grapenomad wrote: 90 pointsPale ruby in the glass. Huge flint on the nose complemented by strawberry, blackberry & blackcurrant. Light-bodied, very balanced, soft tannins. An elegant style of Pinot that delivers at this price range. Don’t expect complexity, expect sheer drinkability. To the moon! |
| Red |
2016 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
3/17/2024 - Es7e2003 Likes this wine: 92 pointsSee previous notes. Hazy. Garnet in glass, bordering on tawny. Medium plus intensity on the nose. Sour cherries, barnyard funk and cotton candy. Complex with good acidity. |
| Red |
2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Earth SmokeWaipara more |
3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 93 pointsFrische Nase, viel reife Frucht, auch würzige Noten, subtiler Holzeinsatz, florale Töne, darunter mineralische Anklänge, ein wunderschöner Duft. Im Gaumen klar und rein wie ein Bergbach, ein Wein mit viel Charme und einer sehr guten Struktur, lebhaft, frisch, mit viel reifer, roter Beerenfrucht und einem krautig-würzigen Finale. Sehr schöner Stil, hält mit manchem 1er Cru aus dem Burgund mit. |
| Red |
2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 94 pointsEtwas subtiler als der Earth Smoke Pinot Noir daneben, tiefgründig, feinduftig, sehr floral. Im Gaumen seidenweich, was für eine knackige Frucht, was für eine elegante Struktur, alles ist an seinem Platz, nichts überwiegt, der Wein zeigt diese leichte Krautigkeit, die ich an den frisch-würzigen Pinot Noirs so liebe. Langer, rotfruchtiger Abgang. Ab sofort ein Hit, grosse Reserven. |
| White |
2020 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay North Canterburymore |
2/25/2024 - ploher wrote: NRExtremely reductive at first pour; needs hours in the decanter to open up and show some fruit, but the strong struck match remains. Really reminded me of Dog Point at least in this regard. The palate is quite nice with a soft texture and good freshness. Not too much oak. Solid finish. 16/20 |
| White |
2020 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay Springs North Canterburymore |
2/12/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NRNew Zealand Trip; 2/10/2024-2/24/2024: Coravin. Toasty, buttery nose. Rich caramel and apple, very good acidity, and a huge dose of oak. Good length but the barrel treatment is excessive. |
| Red |
2016 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
1/27/2024 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 pointsBrief note written from memory. Under screwcap. Perhaps bottle variation, but this bottle seemed a little advanced and a touch funky (not in a good way) and unhygenic. Having said that, in its earthy, dried herbs and savoury, slightly rusty style, with dried and fresh red berries and cherries, it wasn't without charm. Interesting and fully accessible. With bright acidity, it paired well with food. At year 8, it should be cruising but, on this evidence, I'd be drinking in the next few years. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2019 Pyramid Valley Pinot NoirCentral Otago more |
1/25/2024 - rbfleming Likes this wine: 89 pointsLight color, light body. Lots of raspberry fruit. Pleasantly uncomplicated. |
| White |
2020 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay North Canterburymore |
1/9/2024 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 pointsTuesday night drinks at home with neighbourhood folks. Drank in Gabriel Standart. |
| Red |
2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir North Canterburymore |
11/12/2023 - Bluth wrote: 89 pointsMedium body. Floral nose. Vibrant yet lively. |
| Red |
2007 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Growers Collection Calvert VineyardCentral Otago more |
12/30/2023 - AllRed wrote: 93 pointsApparently in my world “soon” means exactly one year, as the last bottle was opened a year ago today. Decanted off its fine sediment and poured a glass. Youthful ruby/crimson color with no discernible bricking. Cinnamon and warm spice notes dominate the bouquet, with black cherry and pine sap underneath. There’s also an herbaceous quality, something along the lines of rosemary. Flavors of baked cherry, rhubarb and cranberry with warm spice tones carrying the midpalate and finish. On the lighter side of medium-bodied, with enough acidity to provide lift and freshness. Finishes with good length. I wish we had waited to open this bottle with friends or one of the blind tasting groups as this would have turned some heads and surprised a few people. I’ll update later if there is anything else worth noting as we drink through the bottle, but suffice to say this is drinking well and probably at peak for my palate. |
| White |
2019 Pyramid Valley Sauvignon BlancNorth Canterbury more |
12/28/2023 - Rich S wrote: 87 pointsNot a huge NZ sauvignon blanc drinker so do not have much to benchmark this against. A mix of tangy gooseberry and grapefruit with some tropical fruit notes on the palate. A bit rounder than expected with 13.5% abv. Medium+ acidity with a tangy/tart finish. Definitely more enjoyable at a colder serving temperature. |
| White |
2020 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay North Canterburymore |
12/16/2023 - grapenomad wrote: 83 pointsMedium lemon in the glass. Mad reduction when just opened, smelled really bad. After 45 minutes of decanting it opens up to notes of lime, lemon, green apple, oatmeal. Drunk this over 3 hours, but it didn’t really impress. It feels like there is all this oak and acidity on the frontline, but no depth or development beyond this. Quite thin. |
| Red |
2013 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
12/5/2023 - G.M. wrote: 93 pointsMurky, bricky red. Takes a bit of coaxing (in fact regretting not giving this a few hours in the decanter) to show off it’s delicate-yet-rustic Pinot perfume. Stemmy, herbal and fine-boned. Paired beautifully with Radiohead ‘In Rainbows’. |
| White |
2020 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay Field of FireWaipara more |
11/25/2023 - ClemTotoro Likes this wine: 94 pointsThe white rose among the red roses on NZ Burgundian Wine Night… smooth and cultured, minerality according to LJ almost like a Puligny overnight. The full line-up on 25 Nov, my home. |
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2014 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
10/15/2023 - Niall Conlon Likes this wine: 88 pointsIt's an okay wine, but lacks sophistication and is now beyond drinking window. |
| White |
2008 Pyramid Valley Chardonnay Field of FireWaipara more |
10/14/2023 - andrew.cameron wrote: 90 pointsHas seen better days. Oaky with green apple and citrus. |
| Red |
2008 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Earth SmokeWaipara more |
10/3/2023 - Nico P. Likes this wine: NR12.8% biodynamic. Stored temperature controlled since delivery from Garagiste in 2011. PnP. Medium cloudy red, orange rim. Still fresh tasting. Filled a small flip top glass bottle, put into ref then retasted a few days later. There’s a faint volatile and soy sauce note in the nose, but purity in the fruit is evident, tending more to the red fruited. Good acidity, resolved tannins. Slight blood orange note on the long finish. Very good. Has held up well. Have one more bottle. |
| Red |
2014 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
10/1/2023 - Niall Conlon wrote: 88 pointsOver the hill, not getting any better, drink remaining. |
| Red |
2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Angel FlowerWaipara more |
9/5/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 91 pointsDuring a walkabout tasting, so only brief impressions. Lovely discovery here. The Pyramid Valley wines were delightful, translucent red color, very light on the palate too, much lighter than the Felton Road or Bell Hill wines for example, Volnay style really. The Angel flower was floral and ethereal (91pt) while the earth smoke (93pt) was a step up in palate presence and richness as well as complexity, more Morey. |
| Red |
2020 Pyramid Valley Pinot Noir Earth SmokeWaipara more |
9/5/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 pointsDuring a walkabout tasting, so only brief impressions. Lovely discovery here. The Pyramid Valley wines were delightful, translucent red color, very light on the palate too, much lighter than the Felton Road or Bell Hill wines for example, Volnay style really. The Angel flower was floral and ethereal (91pt) while the earth smoke (93pt) was a step up in palate presence and richness as well as complexity, more Morey. |
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