Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir 2023

The 2024 Pinot Noir includes 10% whole bunch this year, with around 35% new oak. It has a perfumed bouquet with Morello cherry and wild strawberry fruit, fine delineation and purity that is very Côte d’Or in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, brisk and tensile, wonderful purity. The Pinot is beautifully expressed as usual, caressing towards the finish that lingers in the mouth. What a gorgeous Pinot Noir. Drinking window: 2025-2035. Score – 93. (Neal Martin, vinous.com, Oct. 2, 2025)