2022 vintage
4.5 stars | Wine Estate
This single-vineyard wine is attractively scented and strongly varietal. Full-bodied, it has vibrant pear, lychee and spice flavours, fractional sweetness, and excellent depth, delicacy and harmony.
2021 vintage
- Pinot Noir Trophy Aotearoa Wine Show
93/100 | Wine Rater
Lifted, complex nose with appealing aromas of plantain banana, berry/pear cider, rose petals, sage and thyme. Surprisingly restrained, dry and textural after the lifted nose with good richness, acid balance and a long finish. A good food style.
93/100 | Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Fragrant and fruity, varietal and gently spicy with aromas of brown pears and apple, some elderflower and white pepper suggestions alongside scents of soil and spring. A soft satin cream texture allows focus on the core of fruit before contrasting acidity kicks in refreshing the palate for the next sip. Fruity, fresh and delicious with decent length and persistent flavours.
92/100 | Candice Chow
Bright, even, pale straw-yellow. Gentle aromas are lifting from the glass, penetrating sweet floral, Nashi pear, apple sherbet and a hint of white spice. Medium-bodied, Nashi pear, apple and citrus with zesty reflection interweave white spice and pear blossom. The acidity is crisp with good fruit ripeness balance, leaving a refreshing palate. A silky grip of fine phenolics adds to the palate line. This is a crisp and textural Pinot Gris with sweet fruit and floral details. Match with spring rolls and pork tacos.
4.5 stars | Michael Cooper
The characterful 2021 vintage (4.5*) is a single-vineyard wine, grown in the lower Wairau Valley. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fresh and full-bodied, with good concentration of stonefruit and spice flavours, and an off-dry, very harmonious finish.
2020 vintage
93/100 | Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier – Sept 2021
Fragrant and fruity, varietal and gently spicy with aromas of brown pears and apple, some elderflower and white pepper suggestions alongside scents of soil and spring. A soft satin cream texture allows focus on the core of fruit before contrasting acidity kicks in refreshing the palate for the next sip. Fruity, fresh and delicious with decent length and persistent flavours. Best drinking from 2021 through 2024.
2019 vintage
- Gold – Marlborough Wine Show 2020
4.5 Stars | Yvonne Lorkin
A beautifully balanced, fresh and frisky style of Pinot Gris that’ll have the whole table buzzing…
Clean, perky and heaving with personality.
2018 vintage
90/100 | Bob Campbell MW – Mar 2019
Off-dry, weighty and quite textural Pinot Gris with a mix of stone fruit, pear and nectarine with bread and ginger yeast lees characters. Nicely balanced with very fine tannins that give a dry, but not drying finish.
2017 vintage
2016 vintage
- 4 stars, 90/100 | Bob Campbell MW
18+/20, Raymond Chan
Bright, light golden yellow colour with some depth, showing a sugggestion of blush, lighter on the rim. The nose is full with well-concentrated and packed aromas of ripe yellow stonefruits and exotic florals, unfolding notes of rose-petals, spices and honeysuckle, and subtle nutty, lees elements at the core. Dry to taste and medium bodied, the fruit is rounded and lends plenty of palate presence with soft, mouthfilling flavours of yellow stonefruits melded with an amalgam of tropical fruits, exotic florals, honeysuckle adn subtle nutty nuances. The mouthfeel is balanced with softly fresh, underlying acidity and the fruit builds in richness to show a degree of unctiousness. The wine carries to a soft, gently full finish of yellow stonefruits, honey and nuts. Serve with poultry and pork, and with semi soft cheeses over the next 4 years.
89/100 | Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier – 2017
Ripe, fruity, fleshy and loaded with aromas of white peach and pear, yellow apple and honeysuckle. On the palate- equally fleshy and fruity with flavours that reflect the nose, medium+ acidity, balanced warming alcohol, a hint of white pepper and quince, lengthy plump finish. Great balance and well made.
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