- 100% Pinot Noir
- Sourced from Burn Cottage Vineyard in Lowburn, and the Sauvage Vineyard in Bannockburn, vine age ranges from 5-22 years
- Hand-harvested
- Fermented for around 17 days with indigenous yeast
- Aged for 12 months in French oak (Damy, Mercurey & Sylvain cooperages), 22% new
- Bottled unfiltered and unfined
- Moonlight Race is named after a channel of water that passes through the Burn Cottage property; one of the hundreds of “races” which were created during the early years of European immigration to bring water down from the mountains
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-BCV-02-21 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-03-22
Terroir Sense
Score
91
Date
2024-05-06
"Medium-deep bright ruby colour. Blueberry, mulberry, thyme, candied lavender and violet soar from the glass. Then similar flavours in the mouth, with a fruit cocktail of dark berries and subtle herbs greeting the taste buds and lingering nicely on the creamy but fresh finish that offers a slowly-building savoury undertone. Spends about twelve months in oak (25% new). This is a very pretty Pinot Noir: lovely, juicy, and vibrant, it is made by sourcing fruit in two north-facing vineyards (Burn Cottage Vineyard in Lowburn and Sauvage Vineyard in Bannockburn planted at the south end of the Pisa Range in Central Otago's Cromwell basin). Drinking window: 2024-2029."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2023-12-14
"The 2021 Moonlight Race Pinot Noir is a blend of three different vineyards and multiple blocks and clones (56% is Burn Cottage in Lowburn, 22% is Sauvage Vineyard and 22% is Luna Vineyard in Bannockburn). On the nose, there is fresh red cherry, plum skin, raspberry pip and brine. The tannins are super fine in the mouth—pulverized and chalky. This is a gorgeous wine, mineral and cooling, with a svelte shape and satisfying flow of flavor across the tongue. Great! And, it must also be said, great value. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2024-10-31
"Fragrant and wonderfully expressive, with dried lavender and rose petal aromatics, along with notes of rooibos tea, blueberry preserves, wild blackberry and raspberry, while hints of tarragon and toasted cumin linger on the velvety finish. Drink now through 2034. 2,300 cases made, 500 cases imported."