Bruce By Matahiwi Estate Pinot Noir 2019

Very bright with a core of dark purple and ruby hues leading to aromas of richness, complexity and personality. Dark cherry with a fine savoury complexity, plum and dried raspberry, moments of black currant and a youthful almost urgent layer of oak adding complexity, spice and breadth. On the palate – delicious, very youthful, a core of fruit with more fine savoury elements, there’s tension and poise, a tautness that reminds me this wine is young and vibrant, tannins and acidity set the foundation for fruit flavours that coat the palate. A wine I feel should be cellared till late 2023/early 2024 then enjoyed through 2030+. Outstanding. Score – 95. (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms.com, April 14, 2022)