Absolutely singing! Way better than the very disappointing 2012. Quite tight straight out of the bottle, so recommend decanting at least a couple of hours. Lovely nose, still quite fruit forward, lots of drive and weight for a Pinot noir and medium finish.
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Tannic upon opening, this needed time in the decanter to soften. Better balanced than the 2015 Chinaman Terrace but similar style. This has fairly rich fruit (and tannins) but also elevated acidity. Well done and with upside but not my preferred style of Pinot, prefer the more aromatic and lighter Felton Road.
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Very tannic still, good depth, aromas of earth red and dark fruit, borderline ripeness though I suspect. Did open well after all and improved. Good, aromatic finish..
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2/5/2022 - MPO Likes this wine: 93 Points
Absolutely singing! Way better than the very disappointing 2012. Quite tight straight out of the bottle, so recommend decanting at least a couple of hours. Lovely nose, still quite fruit forward, lots of drive and weight for a Pinot noir and medium finish.
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4/30/2020 - Drdanz Likes this wine: 97 Points
Really complex notes of berry fruits. Great example of a mature central Otago Pinot!
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4/19/2020 - Ant66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Well balanced. Aged well. Great wine from stunning and consistently good winery
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12/24/2018 - pavel_p wrote: 92 Points
Tannic upon opening, this needed time in the decanter to soften. Better balanced than the 2015 Chinaman Terrace but similar style. This has fairly rich fruit (and tannins) but also elevated acidity. Well done and with upside but not my preferred style of Pinot, prefer the more aromatic and lighter Felton Road.
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12/24/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 Points
Very tannic still, good depth, aromas of earth red and dark fruit, borderline ripeness though I suspect. Did open well after all and improved. Good, aromatic finish..
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