Domain Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019

Domain Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2019 

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir, hand picked, fermented in stainless steel, aged 10 months in French oak barriques (30% new). 

Fruit sourced from the Defiance and Domain Road vineyards in Bannockburn.

Deep garnet in colour, with fragrant aromas of  blackberry, blackcurrant and ripe plum mixed with hints of clove, cinnamon and leather, on the nose. The palate is rich and concentrated with red berry fruits, dark plums, chocolate, leather and hints of Christmas spice. A complex concentrated wine with lovely fine grained tannins, balanced minerality and a long plum and spice finish. 

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"An intensely aromatic wine, heaving with wild cherry, rhubarb, reship and spice, layers leather and a hint of plum and truffle on the finish. The tannins are meaty and have delicious grip. It's stunning stuff."

5-Star, Yvonne Lorkin, NZ

"Wonderfully complex, youthful and varietal bouquet. Aromas of mineral laden soil and roses, red berries and cherry flesh, mild baking spice qualities of oak and hand new and old wood complexities.  Bright, fresh, and fruity with a core of raspberry, cherry and spicy plum flavours. Textures from tannins and acidity add a youthful tautness indication cellar and development time required. Lovely long finish with best drinking from 2024 through 2034."

95/100 points, Cameron Douglas MS, The Shout NZ

Why not try with confit of duck with braised red cabbage and a celeriac mash?