Maude Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024

Bright ruby with enchantingly pure raspberry, redcurrant and red cherry fruits, layers of Medina spice, light biscuity oak, crushed schist, some sous bois way in the distance, pomegranate, mountain herbs and meadow flowers. I really like the crisp detail of the aromatics in this wine. There's a subtle layering on the palate, fruit and spice intertwining and dancing around, tannins silty, with a pleasant amount of chew and a bright mineral cadence powering the wine along. Cracker! DAVE BROOKS

A captivating bouquet, precise and new, fresh and varietal, complex and detailed, subtle and intriguing. Aromas and flavours of fresh red cherry flesh and soil-smoke of stony clay, then lees and layers of wood spice and roses. As the wine opens out on the palate so too so the flavours of fruit and mineral, a sense of site and reflection of vintage. Excellent structure - tannins are polished, fine and in abundance, acidity carries flavours and tension. A lovely wine, very youthful and will develop slowly if you decide to cellar. CAMERON DOUGLAS MW