Newton Johnson

Pinot Noir, Windansea, 2022

Name: Pinot Noir, Windansea
Brand: Newton Johnson
Price: 280.73 GBP

93/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

92/100

Vinous

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2022
75cl
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£46.79
2022
6x75cl
DP
£280.73

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GUARANTEED PROVENANCE

Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of upmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

93/100

Anthony Mueller,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Windansea Pinot Noir presents a fresh, red fruit profile that is distinctly firm, with a tannic structure and a sense of rocky terroir. This wine is more assertive in nature, featuring robust tannins and hints of tree bark, turned earth, dark cherry skin, black raspberry and spiced plums. The finish is enriched with spicy potpourri, making it exceptionally food friendly. Aged for 11 months in Burgundy barrique with 22% new oak, this Windansea Pinot Noir is a notable wine, ready to impress those who enjoy New World Pinot Noir. This is a limited production of only 2,598 bottles.

drinking window 2024 - 2035

date of review 05/2024

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Pinot Noir Windansea comes from more shallow clay soils than the Seadragon, but there is more stem use here, between 30% and 40%, depending. Matured in 22% new oak for 11 months, this has a perfumed, quite floral bouquet, crushed rose petals infusing the red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, just a touch of undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and lightly spiced, slightly confit-like towards the finish, with a tangy, blood orange-tinged finish that lingers in the mouth. Very fine.

drinking window 2025 - 2038

date of review 11/2023

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.