January 1, 2021 - Layers of red fruit: cherry, strawberry and raspberry with undertones of earthy and mushrooms followed by forest floor, cherry pit, cedar
April 18, 2020 - Still (just) a little primary; raspberry, cherry, a little plain chocolate. Lovely fresh fruit on the palate as well, served at cellar temperature to resolve the slight alcohol issue and evaporated before my eyes...
February 20, 2019 - Decent pinot, lots of red fruit, smokey earthiness and bright acidity, with some silky tannins, it lacks a bit of depth and complexity, which their top wines have but at £15 it's being a bit picky, well worth the money. 88 points
December 5, 2017 - Great pinot fruit and great pinot funk with moderate acidity and tannins. Good to drink now or five years from now. What's not to like? New Zealand producers consistently supply benchmark pinots at reasonable prices.
March 10, 2017 - Opened then under argon for a couple of days. Red cherry and strawberry compote, smells fleshy but rich. Great nose. Equally pleasant on the palate, Exceedingly good and very impressive. Other bottles with comfortably stand 3-5 years cellaring on this showing. Yum
February 12, 2017 - Oh nom nom nom...this is pretty good. Plentiful red berry and cherry, beautifully rounded and fleshy. There are some minor stalks here but it's exceedingly well handled. An almost lifted orange zest note here as well. Polished and, for me, exceedingly good at this price point.
November 26, 2016 - Nose: cherry, blueberry. Palate: good acidity and fruit, nice dinner wine.
September 30, 2016 - Intens, dyp og solmoden Pinot-stil. Bløt frukt, men fortsatt fresh. Særs tilgjengelig. Morell og plomme. Moden tanninstruktur.
June 23, 2016 - light burgundy, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: bing cherry, raspberry, vanilla, cola, earth, chocolate, spices, silver, stem, oak
Pal: bing cherry, raspberry, cola, chocolate, box spices, cinnamon, silver, green pepper, earth, stem, oak
Feel: medium, savory
Finish: medium
T7