- 100% Pinot Noir
- Sourced from four vineyards in the Bannockburn subregion
- The nature of being a gravity flow winery allows grapes to be gently destemmed without pumping
- 20% whole cluster fermentation
- Native yeast fermentation
- Aged for 13 months in French oak (25% new)
- No fining or filtering
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Central Otago
Appellation:
Central Otago
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | NZ-FRW-01-21 | 6/750ml |
| Alternate | NZ-FRW-01-21A | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2022-11-02
Decanter
Score
92
Date
2023-01-05
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2023-12-14
"The 2021 Bannockburn Pinot Noir is densely packed and powerful on the nose, with a cavalcade of red fruits, exotic spice (moving towards sumac) and peppercorns. In the mouth, the wine is spicy, exciting and full, with ripe fruit through the finish and a lick of raw cocoa. Supple and satisfying, this is a very good, consistent wine. Verging on lusty, it does show some restraint. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-04-27
Jancis Robinson
Score
16.5
Date
2022-12-23
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-10-23
"Lovely seductive aromas of perfectly ripe strawberries with fresh flowers and orange. Medium body, very fine with orange peel and cherries as well as stone and hints of bark. Already delicious. A blend of their four vineyards. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2023-12-14
"The 2022 Bannockburn Pinot Noir is a blend of the four vineyards: Cornish Point, MacMuir, Block 3 and Block 5. It leads with violets, cherry blossom, pomegranate pearls, star anise and cracked fennel seeds. In the mouth, the wine is supple and spicy, with lashings of fruit flavor and a balancing splay of tannins through the mid-palate and finish. Nicely handled wine, satisfying and supple. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
2022
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2024-05-14
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Bannockburn is pure, refined and lifted with a silky, smooth texture that caresses the mouth despite being shy of mid-weight. Sweet raspberry and cherry meet a finely tuned herby character. It's all well-judged with excellent tannin handling, leaving the mouth coated with the finest appetizing textures that'll have you licking the insides of your cheeks. This 2022 is delectable from the off and will be for the first ten years of its life."
2022
Jancis Robinson
Score
17
Date
2024-01-24
2020
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2021-09-01
2020
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2022-04-12
2020
Jancis Robinson
Score
17
Date
2022-12-23