TWO RIVERS BROOKBY HILL PINOT NOIR 2023

If you ever need proof of the quality of Marlborough Pinot Noir, then look no further than this sensational Southern Valleys Pinot Noir – This stopped us in our tracks such as the quality on offer here. A World Class Pinot Noir, whatever way you look at it! 

Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Wind-blown loess over deep, cold clay soil. 22-year-old, clone 667, 777, 115 and Abel vines. High density, close planted vines on steep hillside slopes. Organically grown with minimal intervention winemaking, this Pinot Noir was naturally fermented, and hand plunged in open top fermenters with 20 per cent whole bunches. The wine was aged for 18 months in French oak barriques and cuves, and went to bottle unfined and unfiltered with low sulphur. A further 12 months aging occurred in bottle before release.

Aroma — Boysenberry, dark cherry, savoury, earthy. Palate — Plush, chalk, structured, lengthy finish. Organically grown. Unfined, unfiltered. Vegan."

Rated Excellent & 94/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2026 (2023 Vintage)
"An enticing bouquet and palate of texture and depth, complexity and charm. Aromas and flavours of ripe and tart cherries, red apple, red and yellow plums then spices of earth and wood. A dry wine touches the palate with an abundance of fine through medium tannins and acidity delivering texture and grunt framing flavours of strawberry, cherry and other red berries, some red currant and delicate rose and violet. Taut and youthful with best drinking from 2029 through 2036+."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sammy Wilkinson, TheWineWriter.com, September 2026 (2023 Vintage)
"Deeply coloured, a seductive crimson in the glass. The aromas are bold, wild and spicy, with strawberry and tart raspberry layered with bramble bush, delicate sweet tobacco and white pepper spice. Serious yet playful on the palate, with taut, crunchy red berry polished fruit woven through smoky undertones and a broad, mouth-filling texture. Framing, textural, fine-grained tannins linger on a tart cherry flavour.  Complex, developing and interesting – I can’t wait to see how this wine unfolds. "