Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"Our Marlborough Reserve Pinot Noir 2020 showcases bright floral aromas as well as fresh cherries. On the palate is an inviting mixture of dark chocolate and juicy summer berries with hints of freshly crushed thyme. This complex wine shows both purity and richness with soft velvety tannins and toasty oak influence which completes the wine."
5 Stars & 96/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, December 2021 (2020 Vintage)
"This is gorgeously ripe and impressively complex on the nose showing ripe cherry, warm mushroom, toasted spice, hazelnut and game nuances, leading to a silky-smooth palate that's succulent and wonderfully flavoursome. It's plush and velvety with layers of delicious flavours. At its best: now to 2030."
5 Stars Michael Cooper (2020 Vintage)
"Already lovely, but worth cellaring, the 2020 vintage was grown in the Southern Valleys (72 per cent) and Awatere Valley (28 per cent). Hand-harvested and matured for 14 months in French oak barriques (22 per cent new), it is deep ruby, with a fragrant bouquet, revealing excellent complexity. Mouthfilling, it is richly varietal, with concentrated cherry, plum, spice and nutty oak flavours, and a delicious, silky texture. Best drinking 2023+."
4 Stars Cuisine NZ Pinot Noir Tasting, April 2024 (2020 Vintage)
"Red licorice and blackcurrants sit alongside bright raspberries and strawberries and a savoury toast with a smoky reductive characteristic. The palate is fresh and well balanced with bright acid and bold, yet soft round tannins. "