2014 Bell Hill Old Weka Pass Road Pinot Noir

The 2014 Old Weka Pass Road Pinot Noir has a lovely mellow, slightly smudged red berry fruit nose with touches of soy, leather and tobacco. The palate has coarse tannin on the entry, but there is plenty of rather rustic red fruit that dominates the middle, dovetailing into a lightly spiced, semi-dry finish that suggests bottles should be consumed over the next two or three years. It is a decent Pinot Noir, but it does not have the substance or vigor to suggest ageing potential.