2016 Fromm Pinot Noir Churton Vineyard

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Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

A gorgeous complex offering; the bouquet shows dark cherry, spiced plum, thyme, mixed spice and subtle game characters. The palate delivers lovely weight and roundness, wonderfully complemented by silky texture and fine, chalky tannins. A sophisticated blend of fruit sweetness and deep savoury notes. Waihopai Valley. Certified organic. www.frommwinery.co.nz.

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Mike Bennie - The Wine Front

A bit ‘Inception’-like, but Fromm goes to Churton to do this pinot noir, and Churton seem to keep rolling with the hits off their site for themselves, so this makes for some compelling drinking here. From Churton has a ring to it… Superb perfume, one of those you want to sit on for hours, ripe and sour cherry, pot pourri, faint ‘incense’ of sandalwood, pepper, brambles. Yes thanks. Ripe cherry fruit flavours but in such a fine wash of pinot flavour, sheathed in light yet tightening tannins, long through its briary-herbal detail. It’s a superb, effortless, understated wine.

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Bob Campbell MW

Very attractive pinot noir with bright cherry, berry and floral (red rose) flavours, together with a suggestion of anise, spice and nutty French oak. A supple, elegant wine that delivers power with subtlety. Sweet fruit on a lengthy finish

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Bob Campbell MW - The Real Review

Very attractive pinot noir with bright cherry, berry and floral (red rose) flavours, together with a suggestion of anise, spice and nutty French oak. A supple, elegant wine that delivers power with subtlety. Sweet fruit on a lengthy finish

90 POINTS

Joe Czerwinski - Wine Advocate

From a vineyard in the Waihopai Valley, the 2016 Churton Vineyard Pinot Noir features discrete touches of green herbs on the nose. Those are balanced by cherry and plum fruit in this medium-bodied silky-textured wine. It does firm up on the licorice-tinged finish, showing some drying tannins, so give it another year or two of aging to mellow out.