Gold Medal – The National Wine Awards Aotearoa New Zealand 2024
Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Dark berry fruits and red fleshed plums abound on the nose, intertwined with subtle nuances of rose petal, savoury spices and freshly torn sage leaves. The palate is intense and lively up front with juicy plum and cherry, gradually building to a plush core of dark berry fruits wrapped in a veil of fine velvety tannins. A vibrant burst of acidity provides freshness, while teasing the palate out to a lingering finish."
92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, May 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"A complete wine with a bouquet of fresh red cherry and quince, some button mushroom and red apple. There’s a youthful, taut palate squeeze, backbone of acidity and bright core of red berry fruits. Plum, cherry, raspberry and quince. Still knitting together with best drinking from late 2025 through 2029+."
Reviews for previous vintages below…
95/100 IWC Judges' Comments (2022 Vintage)
"Beautifully lush style of pinot, packed with cherry sweet. Generous cherry fruit on the palate with a rich and spicy finish. strawberry fruit jam shaped with juicy acidity and a touch of savoury undertones."
98/100 Winestate Magazine (2021 Vintage)
"A purple wine with a lifted cranberry like bouquet and a complexity of dark cherry and mocha flavours with fine oak tannins that linger across the palate."
95/100 Judge's Comment, Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Delectable dark cherry and raspberry with a whisper of bracken and dried thyme; intense and complex with solid, ripe tannins and a smoky, savoury finish."