Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2014 Burn Cottage Vineyard Pinot Noir has a profoundly perfumed nose with well-defined notes of violets, lavender, red roses and fragrant earth over a core of black cherries and mulberries plus a waft of cloves. Medium-bodied with a seamless backbone of finely grained tannins and lively acid, it gives an abundance of pure black and red berry flavors, finishing with superb length.

10 ha of biodynamic vines in the Cromwell Basin, consultant winemaker Ted Lemon of Littorai. 17% whole bunch. Mid crimson. Very fine cherry fruit. So delicate, lightly stemmy/herbal. Light as a feather and with great finesse and length.

Savoury nose – rather intriguing. Nothing too sweet about this very precise wine. Dry, appetising but not-that-persistent finish. (JR)