Durvillea
Pinot Noir
2023
An early drinking style of pinot noir with generous, bright fruit and supple tannins.
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR/APPEARANCE
Bright garnet.
AROMA/BOUQUET
Black and red cherry, forest fruits and spice.
PALATE
Medium bodied with dark cherry, red berry and plum flavours, a silky texture and long dry finish.
FOOD PAIRING
Duck, lamb and venison as well as roasted vegetables and dishes with tomato, pomegranate and tamarind.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
Mild room temperature.
2020 vintage
91 POINTS
"Ripe, fruity, varietal and enticing bouquet with aromas and flavours of fresh red cherry and plum, farmers market raspberries and flavours of clay and stone soil. Tannins and acidity add a sound foundation and texture for the fruit to rest on while the influence of oak is light adding in moments of vanilla and bakers spice. Balanced and ready to drink upon purchase and through 2024."
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Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
2018 vintage
3½ STARS
"Offering great value, the 2018 vintage (3.5*) is a regional blend, mostly hand-picked and matured in French oak barriques of varying ages. Ruby-hued, it is mouthfilling and supple, with cherry, plum and spice flavours, some savoury notes adding complexity, and lots of drink-young appeal."
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Michael Cooper
New Zealand Wines: Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide 2020
90 POINTS
"Aromas of light red cherry then red plum and raspberry, some violet and soft stony mineral moments. Lighter weighted on the palate with a mix of ripe and tart red fruit flavours. Medium+ acidity and fine easy tannins. There some tension and grip still showing this wine will age for a while longer. Perhaps best with food so ready from today and through 2024." SEP 20
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Cameron Douglas Master Sommelier
Sustainably certified SWNZ