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Buy OnlineThis vineyard is located in the Queensberry sub-region near Luggat at the head of Lake Dunstan. The gravelly soils give the wine a mineral character which winemaker Sarah-Kate described as ‘blackberry on a dusty road’. Sinewy and fine and a wine that seems to be a bit of a sleeper to watch develop over a few years in the bottle.
Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"From the Poison Creek Vineyard in Queensberry / 280m elevation / planted in 2003. The name refers to the pure mountain stream that provides the water vital to the growth of this vineyard planted on an ancient and very free draining river terrace. Clone 5 / 36% whole cluster / 23 days maceration – perhaps the most refined of the 4 single vineyard Pinot Noirs. Inky, blackcurrant vine and violet aromas – a sinewy and structural frame with remarkable line and length."
Reviews for previous vintages below…
5 Stars & 95/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, July 2023 (2020 Vintage)
"Intense wine with concentrated cassis/blackcurrant, five spice, dark chocolate and smoky oak flavours. A thread of vibrant acidity gives the wine energy and helps drive a lengthy finish. Well-structured with enough acid/tannic backbone to let the wine age gracefully but not too much to prevent it from being accessible in its youth."
Rated Excellent, 5 Stars & 95/100 NZ Wine Rater, August 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"Intense, perfumed, hedonistic bouquet of dark berry compote, boysenberries, violets and lavender, with complex notes of dark chocolate, coffee grinds and mountain herbs. A ripe style with concentrated, moreish, berry flavour, soft, silky, texture, plenty of acidity, fine tannins and a long delicate finish."
5 Stars Michael Cooper (2019 Vintage)
"The very ageworthy 2019 vintage is a single-vineyard red, grown at Queensberry, in the Cromwell Basin, and matured in French oak casks (30 per cent new). Full, bright ruby, it is a youthful, savoury wine, full-bodied, with strong, ripe fruit flavours, seasoned with nutty oak, good complexity and obvious potential for cellaring. Best drinking 2023+."
94/100 James Suckling (2019 Vintage)
"Aromas of cherries, raspberries, smoke and spice box. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fresh acidity. Layered and textured with fruity character on the palate. Vibrant and succulent finish. Drinkable now, but another year or two of bottle age will soften it."
