2022, Felton Road Bannockburn, Pinot Noir

The 2022 Pinot Noir Bannockburn is pure, refined and lifted with a silky, smooth texture that caresses the mouth despite being shy of mid-weight. Sweet raspberry and cherry meet a finely tuned herby character. It's all well-judged with excellent tannin handling, leaving the mouth coated with the finest appetising textures that'll have you licking the insides of your cheeks. This 2022 is delectable from the off and will be for the first ten years of its life. 91 Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous (2024).

Deep colour. Fruit sits firmly in the blue spectrum; bilberry and damson plum. Some dried thyme too. Opulent, fruit saturated flavours are silky and ripe at first then tannins sweep in to give a fine powdery veneer across the palate. Lacks the layered complexity of the single vineyard pinots but instead is a delightful expression of pinot, that will be approachable in the medium term. ***** 95 Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (2023).

Drinking Window: 2024 - 2032