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Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2023

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Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2023
Producer Pyramid Valley
Region, Country Canterbury, New Zealand
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 25552-750
Biodynamic. Like the Chardonnay vineyards, Pyramid Valley’s Waikari Pinot Noir sites were planted in 2000 at 11,111 vines per hectare on slopes with clay/limestone soils. Earth Smoke is an expansive slope that faces east and is situated southwest of Lion’s Tooth and north of its sibling Pinot Noir site, Angel Flower. The soils are richer than Angel Flower, described by Steve Smith as “strong and beautifully structured” with a high proportion of clay (30%) over the limestone bedrock. The name comes from the nickname given to fumitory, a plant from the poppy family that thrives in this 0.85-hectare plot. Although both wines share DNA, the later-picked Earth Smoke is typically the more structured and darker of the two, with more fruit weight and savoury undertones to accompany its tender, fine tannins.
Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir 2023

Reviews

“A wonderfully expressive release of the Earth Smoke with poised red and dark cherry and wild strawberry fruits with hints of mountain wildflowers, crushed herbs, porcini, sous bois, souk-like spice and earth. Complex and layered with perhaps a little more chew to the tannin profile than the Angel Flower. Flavours unfurl on the palate, stretching out long and true, with the chalky, sapid acidity showing boundless energy and verve. A beautiful, graceful and soulful expression of North Canterbury pinot noir.”
96 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
“In other circumstances this wine would command every inch on this page to sing its praises. It’s among the best pinots I’ve tasted all year. A harvest diminished by frost has delivered great complexity, if not quantity. Sour cherries, wild berries and dried porcini, tightening through a fine, granular finish dusted with exotic spice.”
97 points, Nick Ryan, The Australian Weekend Magazine
"Light ruby. This is a quietly pretty and understated pinot noir which slowly opens on the palate with air. Sneakily concentrated and compact flavours of raspberry, strawberry, Irish Moss and star anise melt into a coulis of surprising sweetness, obscuring the delicate, chalky tannins which only reveal themselves on the finish. Cedar, sandalwood and almond cream accompany sweet, earthy notes of Jerusalem artichoke and sesame seeds on the expanding, flowing finish. Lighter in style but very long, this is approachable immediately but will deliver more layered complexity over the coming decade."
94 points, Stephen Wong, The Real Review

Reviews

“A wonderfully expressive release of the Earth Smoke with poised red and dark cherry and wild strawberry fruits with hints of mountain wildflowers, crushed herbs, porcini, sous bois, souk-like spice and earth. Complex and layered with perhaps a little more chew to the tannin profile than the Angel Flower. Flavours unfurl on the palate, stretching out long and true, with the chalky, sapid acidity showing boundless energy and verve. A beautiful, graceful and soulful expression of North Canterbury pinot noir.”
96 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
“In other circumstances this wine would command every inch on this page to sing its praises. It’s among the best pinots I’ve tasted all year. A harvest diminished by frost has delivered great complexity, if not quantity. Sour cherries, wild berries and dried porcini, tightening through a fine, granular finish dusted with exotic spice.”
97 points, Nick Ryan, The Australian Weekend Magazine
"Light ruby. This is a quietly pretty and understated pinot noir which slowly opens on the palate with air. Sneakily concentrated and compact flavours of raspberry, strawberry, Irish Moss and star anise melt into a coulis of surprising sweetness, obscuring the delicate, chalky tannins which only reveal themselves on the finish. Cedar, sandalwood and almond cream accompany sweet, earthy notes of Jerusalem artichoke and sesame seeds on the expanding, flowing finish. Lighter in style but very long, this is approachable immediately but will deliver more layered complexity over the coming decade."
94 points, Stephen Wong, The Real Review

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