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Friday, December 24, 2021 - The (Temporary) Return of the Golden Weather: Autumn 2021 Visit to Central Otago: From a high site at 350 metres above sea level. 2019 was a challenging vintage for this site with frost, (localised) hail, then a cyclone. Jen and her team has done well to produce this wine. Dark fruited, earthy with some damp forest floor but overall less aromatic than the other pinots in the tasting. Some whole bunch influence (here only 25%, not the usual 35%, whole bunch). In the mouth, less open. Grippy and somewhat grumpy tannins (again, 30% new oak). Not immediately attractive. Perhaps give it 2-3+ years? Rating: 4/4

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