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Bannockburn, Pinot Noir
Felton Road

Bannockburn, Pinot Noir, 2022

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Ripe and silky with dark cherry and red fruits mingling to supple and smooth, floral and round, fresh finish. Bannockburn is a blend of the 4 vineyards: 30% Cornish Point, 10% Calvert, 30% MacMuir and 30% Elms. Fermented with 20% whole clusters and matured for 13 months in 25% new French oak, the remainer used. Most of the vines sit at around 30 years old, the only vines under 20 come from MacMuir – a single vineyard that they rate as their future star.

critic reviews

91/100Rebecca Gibb,Vinous

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2032
date of review 05/2024
92/100Erin Larkin,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2033
date of review 12/2023

product details

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New Zealand
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Felton Road
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abv:
13.8%