Pinot noir often needs some bottle age to mellow and harmonise; no more than two to three years for some, while the best will continue to develop interest and complexity for five to 10 years or even longer.
BEST VALUE
$26
Three and a half stars (out of five)
Good value
A light wine with complex aromas hinting of spice, cedar and strawberry jam with a dry finish. Simple but charmingly mellowed after three years
$29
Three and a half stars
Good value
A lively, peppery wine, with red fruits, savoury undertones, dusty tannins and a youthful edge.
$34
Three and a half stars
Average value
A lightish wine with savoury mineral hints, a suggestion of strawberry jam and and a clean finish.
$42
Four stars
Average value
A youthful wine, with spicy red fruits, a lively, tingly edge, supported by lots of oak, developing layers of flavours and complexity, textural, intense and nicely balanced. Will develop with another few years of bottle age.
$47
Four and a half stars
Good value
Oodles of dark fruit, black berries, cherries, with warm, biscuity undertones, attractive layers of flavour. Complex, intense and well structured with firm, dusty tannins, it will continue to develop with further bottle age.
$54
Four stars
Below average vlaue
A very youthful wine that will only get better with bottle age. It is dense, concentrated with red fruits, spicy oak, a firm structure, dusty tannins and a dry, lingering finish with a crisp lively edge. Give another year or two for best value.
