The 2021 Reserve Pinot Noir is spicy and rich on the nose, with sumac and roasted meat, pomegranate and goji berries, strawberry and peppercorns. In the mouth, the flavors follow this same path. This is a ripe, fleshy, robust style Pinot, with cedar, vanilla pod and cherries. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

Shows tangy berry and cherry flavors, with firming, lean tannins. Reveals fresh herbal notes, tomato leaf and white pepper accents that linger on the finish. Drink now. 4,594 cases made, 350 cases imported.??–MW??Region: New Zealand / Marlborough Select to Add

Green tea, toasted herb and crushed pine needle details mingle with tangy cherry and cranberry notes on the fresh frame of this red, with tannins firming on the finish. Drink now. 800 cases imported.??–MW??Region: New Zealand / Marlborough Select to Add

A fine effort, the 2019 Reserve Pinot Noir combines mixed black and red cherries with subtle cedar, vanilla and spice shadings. It's medium-bodied, supple and smooth in texture, with a mouthwatering finish. It's not a big, burly offering, as this wine was sometimes in the past, but a pleasantly elegant bottling to drink over the next 5-8 years.

Sourced from the Taylors Pass and Seddon Vineyards, and blended with fruit from the Wairau Valley's southern side, the 2017 Reserve Pinot Noir shows the coolness of the vintage in its herbal, briary aromas and wiry feel. Yet it's still reasonably plump in the mouth, marked by silky tannins and much more finesse than this bottling used to show. It does fade a bit quickly on the finish.