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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020

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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020
Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020
Producer Pyramid Valley
Region, Country North Canterbury, New Zealand
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 20913-750

The sources here are four vineyards which include the most northerly vineyard on the Omihi saddle, a site called Top Block located on the ‘Golden Mile’, Three Sisters and the Porters vineyard. The fruit was hand-picked and fermented naturally in open-top fermenters with 25% whole bunches. It was then aged in 20% new French barrels for 12 months before being settled in tank and aging on fine lees for a further six months.

There’s delicious perfume with some sappy notes and pure red fruit to intensity kick things off, alongside touches of bramble, florals and a lick of blue fruit. The fine boned structure screams cool climate with powdery tannins and delicate oak supporting a palate that suggests ripe, intensely-flavoured grapes picked at the perfect time, with good acidity. The finish possesses real class and impressive purity. It’s tighter and more coiled than the Central Otago Pinot—if you can’t give it time to unwind, a good decant will work wonders.

Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020
Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020

Reviews

There’s no mistaking the sense of place with aromas of white soil and wild flowers, the varietal signature of red berries with cherry and old strawberry sitting nicely alongside moments of plum then spice. Fine tannins and acidity salivate and coat the palate with texture and finesse while red fruits and wild flowers are at the core and mid-palate. Youthful and new, complex and varietal, a wine of place and time, complexity and charm.
96 points, camdouglasms.com
"A perfumed nose of rooibos tea, crushed strawberries, rose petal, grated nutmeg and moss. Medium-bodied with silky tannins. Textural and vibrant with an array of floral notes that combine and add depth to red fruit, herbs and spice, culminating in an impressive finish. Long. Drink or hold."
94 points, James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com
"The very ageworthy 2020 vintage was hand-harvested at four sites, fermented with indigeous yeasts, matured for a year in French oak barrels (20 per cent new), and then aged in tanks for four months on its light yeast lees before bottling. Full, bright ruby, it is fragrant and mouthfilling, with generous, youthful cherry, plum and spice flavours, refined tannins, and excellent complexity and harmony. Already delicious, it should be at its best 2024+." 4.5 stars
93 points, Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide New Zealand
"There’s delicious perfume with some sappy notes and pure red fruit to intensity kick things off, alongside touches of bramble, florals and a lick of blue fruit. The fine boned structure screams cool climate with powdery tannins and delicate oak supporting a palate that suggests ripe, intensely-flavoured grapes picked at the perfect time, with good acidity. The finish possesses real class and impressive purity. It’s tighter and more coiled than the Central Otago Pinot—if you can’t give it time to unwind, a good decant will work wonders."
95 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous

Reviews

There’s no mistaking the sense of place with aromas of white soil and wild flowers, the varietal signature of red berries with cherry and old strawberry sitting nicely alongside moments of plum then spice. Fine tannins and acidity salivate and coat the palate with texture and finesse while red fruits and wild flowers are at the core and mid-palate. Youthful and new, complex and varietal, a wine of place and time, complexity and charm.
96 points, camdouglasms.com
"A perfumed nose of rooibos tea, crushed strawberries, rose petal, grated nutmeg and moss. Medium-bodied with silky tannins. Textural and vibrant with an array of floral notes that combine and add depth to red fruit, herbs and spice, culminating in an impressive finish. Long. Drink or hold."
94 points, James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com
"The very ageworthy 2020 vintage was hand-harvested at four sites, fermented with indigeous yeasts, matured for a year in French oak barrels (20 per cent new), and then aged in tanks for four months on its light yeast lees before bottling. Full, bright ruby, it is fragrant and mouthfilling, with generous, youthful cherry, plum and spice flavours, refined tannins, and excellent complexity and harmony. Already delicious, it should be at its best 2024+." 4.5 stars
93 points, Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide New Zealand
"There’s delicious perfume with some sappy notes and pure red fruit to intensity kick things off, alongside touches of bramble, florals and a lick of blue fruit. The fine boned structure screams cool climate with powdery tannins and delicate oak supporting a palate that suggests ripe, intensely-flavoured grapes picked at the perfect time, with good acidity. The finish possesses real class and impressive purity. It’s tighter and more coiled than the Central Otago Pinot—if you can’t give it time to unwind, a good decant will work wonders."
95 points, Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous

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