2012 Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir
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Pale ruby-purple, the 2012 Pinot Noir has a stunning perfume of red roses and red cherries with hints of raspberry leaves, cinnamon stick and cloves. Beautifully elegant and ethereal on the palate with silky tannins framing the perfumed red berries, it finishes long.
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James Suckling
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Good bright, full red. Expressive, nuanced nose offers scents of red raspberry, strawberry, mocha, earth and sexy oak spices. Not fleshy but nicely delineated and vibrant, offering excellent lift to its red berry, spice and fresh herb flavors. This adamantly dry pinot falls a bit short on sweetness and flesh for this consistently excellent bottling.
A sense of real depth, soothing dark cherry notes, some forest floor and deeply knitted oak. The palate has noble tannins and the sort of structural complexity and completeness that is the envy of most other NZ Pinot Noir makers. May 2015, www.jamessuckling.com
Pale ruby-purple, the 2012 Pinot Noir has a stunning perfume of red roses and red cherries with hints of raspberry leaves, cinnamon stick and cloves. Beautifully elegant and ethereal on the palate with silky tannins framing the perfumed red berries, it finishes long. Jan 2015, www.robertparker.com