2021 Pinot Noir

Pillowy Pinot. Like jumping into a big fluffy bed of red fruit and hot pink florals. Dark herbal note - bay, thyme. Yum. Central Otago is where our eyes should gaze if we are looking for new Pinot alternatives to the increasingly inaccessible Burgundy. Duncan Forsyth and John Buchanan saw the potential years ago, establishing their Mount Edward winery in 1997. The region is a mountainscape, ancient soils, soft clean air and sprawling sunny days - near perfect vine conditions. Duncan and Anna...Read More...

Pillowy Pinot. Like jumping into a big fluffy bed of red fruit and hot pink florals. Dark herbal note - bay, thyme. Yum. Central Otago is where our eyes should gaze if we are looking for new Pinot alternatives to the increasingly inaccessible Burgundy. Duncan Forsyth and John Buchanan saw the potential years ago, establishing their Mount Edward winery in 1997. The region is a mountainscape, ancient soils, soft clean air and sprawling sunny days - near perfect vine conditions. Duncan and Anna Riederer create wines that have been certified organic but they experiment with more intensive, sustainable systems. They make everything from Grüner Veltliner to Vermouth, but the Rieslings and Pinot are where the personality shines most true. 

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