Central Otago Bendigo, Otago

Cloudy Bay

Te Wahi Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017

Better than 2018, the 2017 is pure savoury meaty spice. This could pass as a serious burgundy. Light but powerful, mushroom funkiness, bright cherry. High acidity, med fine grained tannin, and very long. Fresh and alive. Reverberates….but also serious?? — 17 days ago

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Felton Road

Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2020

Classy, elegant raspberry led pinot. — 2 months ago

Mt. Difficulty

Roaring Meg Pinot Noir 2020

Ted
9.0

Always seem to get grapefruit with these NZ PN. Fun to try different stuff from NZ. — 5 months ago

Jeni
with Jeni
Adam, Tom and 2 others liked this

Rabbit Ranch

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

Pale ruby in color; cherries, hibiscus, and cloves on the nose; medium plus acidity; medium minus tannins; tastes like raspberries, tart cherries, and wet slate with a long finish. Nellie doesn't like it (she says it's tart and chimically), but I love it. — 7 months ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie

Quartz Reef

Central Otago Pinot Noir

Red fruit , red plum, red cherry, strawberry, smooth tannic, med finish, med aroma, 14% — 20 days ago

Felton Road

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019

This is the third bottle each two years apart and this opened very nicely after about an hour or so
I’ve increasingly liked this wine although given it the same rating
It’s well structured aromatic and just an all round good expression of well made Central Otago Pinot
Probably open the next three each with a year or less further age
— a month ago

Ira, Martin and 6 others liked this
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Excellent Central Otago Producer.

Felton Road

Block 2 Central Otago Chardonnay 2022

Aetheric and elegant and so Burgundian.
Ripe yellow apple, (over)ripe lemon, subtle butterscotch, shortbread and some nice, cool minerality.
Amazing purity and precision here. Blind - a classic, textbook Puligny!
Beautiful balance on the palate, a touch of creaminess but brilliant precision - creamy lemons on a bed of rocky, stony minerality. Great depth and energy here. And elegance. And length. This is complex and complete and bordering on profound. And yet, so drinkable! The bottle disappeared instantly!
A perfect modern, cool climate Chardonnay?
What a wine!!
— 6 months ago

Ira, Lyle and 1 other liked this

Carrick

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016

Intense Pinot from Central Otago. Heavy ‘burned earth’ notes characterizing the wine. We carried this bottle back with us in 2018 visiting the region. Great pairing with pita chips and blue cheese. — a month ago

Tammy de Weerd
with Tammy
Andrew, Peter and 2 others liked this

Loveblock

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021

Savory, elegant style #centralotago #pinotnoir. Spiced cherry, cranberry sauce, faintly smoky-earthy notes. Tart cherry and cranberry, spicy finish trailing with close-grained tannins. — 2 months ago

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