Bell Hill Vineyards

Canterbury Pinot Noir

9.114 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Doug Banks

Sales & Marketing Terroir Selections

9.0

Interesting Pinot from New Zealand.

Interesting Pinot from New Zealand.

Aug 29th, 2015
Vijay Parikh

Needs an hour or more of slow ox. Lively aromatics of black and red fruit with earth. Powerful, concentrated and yet precise. Gives a good sense of complexity with length and a long finish. Likely to last for another decade at a minimum

Needs an hour or more of slow ox. Lively aromatics of black and red fruit with earth. Powerful, concentrated and yet precise. Gives a good sense of complexity with length and a long finish. Likely to last for another decade at a minimum

Oct 31st, 2021
Bobby Gilbane

Treats from a far away land are always appreciated in my dojo.

Treats from a far away land are always appreciated in my dojo.

Feb 28th, 2021
HH Lim
8.5

Drank 09/04/17 in New Zealand. Earth flavor, some tanning, acceptable finishes

Drank 09/04/17 in New Zealand. Earth flavor, some tanning, acceptable finishes

Apr 9th, 2017
Andy Bage

Spectacular!

Spectacular!

Aug 15th, 2016
Andrea Erwee

I'm not crazy about the menthol aftertaste in the wine.

I'm not crazy about the menthol aftertaste in the wine.

Sep 12th, 2015
Barry Herbst

Wine Buyer Soutirage

9.1

Barry had this 9 years ago

Barry had this 9 years ago

Jul 29th, 2015
Omar Javaid

Omar had this 6 years ago

Omar had this 6 years ago

May 3rd, 2019
Scott Reinhart

Scott had this 8 years ago

Scott had this 8 years ago

Apr 27th, 2017
Gavin Durham

Gavin had this 8 years ago

Gavin had this 8 years ago

Jan 4th, 2017