Bannockburn, Pinot Noir, 2022
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
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.
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.