Burn Cottage Burn Cottage Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

The 2021 Burn Cottage Vineyard Pinot Noir is alive and energetic, svelte and composed. As I write this, I am sitting at the bottom of the Burn Cottage Vineyard in Lowburn, looking up the rows. This is a mineral, nuanced expression, with graphite and white tea, pomegranate pearls, raspberry licorice, rosehips and crushed pink peppercorns. This is what I came here for. It’s thrilling, lacy, delicate and focused. Exciting wine, exciting drinking. It sits on the palate nicely – evenly weighted, and it spools through the long finish… yes! 13.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink date: 2023-2036. Score – 96. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Dec. 14, 2023)