"Intense wine with a complex mix of fruit, floral and savoury flavours including violet, dark cherry, chocolate/mocha. Richly-textured, with a backbone of sweet, ripe tannins that linger long after the wine has been swallowed. High alcohol (14.5%) but the wine can certainly handle it. Collectors and investors note: this is the first release of a new label."
"I think the first release of a wine from this vineyard. Darker fruit than Bannockburn, more into ripe cherry, some spice and thyme, roses. A more firm and stony texture here, a smattering of amaro, dark chocolate, and a silty tannin finish of good length. More intensity, maybe less charm and drinking appeal early on than the other Pinots from 2021, though an excellent and powerful expression of Pinot Noir. It seems to be a wine that needs a little time to unfurl."
96 points - Bob Campbell, The Real Review
"I think the first release of a wine from this vineyard. Darker fruit than Bannockburn, more into ripe cherry, some spice and thyme, roses. A more firm and stony texture here, a smattering of amaro, dark chocolate, and a silty tannin finish of good length. More intensity, maybe less charm and drinking appeal early on than the other Pinots from 2021, though an excellent and powerful expression of Pinot Noir. It seems to be a wine that needs a little time to unfurl."
94 points - Gary Walsh, The Winefront