Pinot Noir from New Zealand - Central Otago & Waitaki
Review Date : 05-Mar-2026
Medium ruby-red, even colour throughout, lightly hazy (unfiltered). This has a lifted bouquet, with aromas of cherry, raspberry, hibiscus, wild herb, vanilla and spice. Medium-bodied, with aromas of cherry, black raspberry and hibiscus, interwoven with black pepper, wild herbs, vanilla, and black tea fragrance. There is a good mix of red and black fruit that reflects ripeness and shows concentration, unfolding delicate spice alongside silky tannins, and tea and floral fragrance, lending a captivating, harmonious finish. A youthful Pinot Noir with immediate appeal and refined features to savour. Match with suckling pig and roasted duck over the next 10 years. Fruit from Mt Rosa Lodge, 100% clone 777, handpicked, destemmed, fermented to 14% alc, aged 11 months in French oak barrels, 30% new oak. 19/20 pts (95 pts) Mar 2026 RRP $89
