New Zealand

Round and easy. Flattering and easy with some mushroom and smokiness. Well done! Nice chalky finish.

Fragrant, rhubarb, cranberry and mocha, lovely structure with ripe acidity, good tannic depth giving structure to the ripe earthy, red fruit dominated palate.

The 2013 Pinot Noir from Rippon has a mellow bouquet with more black fruit than I was expecting. Tertiary aromas, leather and sage mix nicely together, and a discreet warmth emanates from the rip...(read more)

Under Diam – only their Osteiner is sealed under screwcap. This wine gives ‘the most complete picture of the farm’. Mature vines from each block. Blocks fermented separately and first winter in b...(read more)

The 2016 Calvert Pinot Noir has a little more definition on the nose than the 2016, featuring a mixture of red and black fruit tinged with black truffle and smoke. The palate is medium-bodied wit...(read more)

The 2015 Emma’s Block Mature Vine Pinot Noir has a fragrant bouquet of wild strawberry, briar and light iodine scents that gradually unfurl in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, featuring sa...(read more)

Bannockburn. 25% whole bunch, 40% new oak. Light to mid cherry. Scented with red fruit and light spice plus a nice rocky character. Much sweeter on the palate than I expected; rounded, smooth tan...(read more)

The 2016 Cornish Point Pinot Noir has a very pure, perfumed bouquet with red cherry and blackberry scents and hints of pressed rose petals. The palate is well balanced with supple tannin, notes o...(read more)

A sultry, stony and savory expression, offering wild black fruit, beef stock, wet stones, woody spices and a flicker of smoldering, flinty rock. Entrancingly particular now, but there’s much more...(read more)