2017 Dry River The Twelve Spies

95 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Sweetly fruited and gorgeously fragrant, the bouquet shows Black Doris plum, spiced cherry, floral, mixed spice and toasted almond characters with nuances of olive and game. The palate is wonderfully weighted and supple, displaying excellent fruit intensity and silky texture, finishing persistent and succulent. The wine offers lovely fruit purity combined with spicy complexity, making it engaging and highly enjoyable. A blend of pinot noir, syrah and tempranillo. www.dryriver.co.nz.

92 POINTS

James Suckling

A distinctive blend of pinot noir, tempranillo and syrah, this has a swathe of pepper and woody spices built into blueberries and raspberries. The palate delivers a distinctive, pinot-like feel with additional weight registering right at the finish. Really fresh resolve. Drink or hold.

92 POINTS

Bob Campbell MW

A brand new label that's an unusual blend of pinot noir, tempranillo, syrah and viognier. A moderately light, supple red in quite a lifted, floral style with red rose, raspberry, plum, spice, anise and nutty oak flavours supported by fine, sappy tannins that promote a drying finish

92 POINTS

Bob Campbell MW - The Real Review

A brand new label that's an unusual blend of pinot noir, tempranillo, syrah and viognier. A moderately light, supple red in quite a lifted, floral style with red rose, raspberry, plum, spice, anise and nutty oak flavours supported by fine, sappy tannins that promote a drying finish