2013 Bergström Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard

The 2013 Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard comes from vines planted in volcanic soils that tend to be the last picked since it takes time to ripen. It was picked around 7 October after the September storm. It has a clean and quite pure bouquet with dark berry fruit, a touch of soy and dried leaves coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with taut tannin that render this quite stern and linear at the moment. It is perhaps missing some flesh, especially towards the finish, though it retains balance. I am sure it will age well and it may merit a higher score down the line.