Peregrine Pinot Noir 2022

92 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

I love New Zealand, and I’m a fairly regular visitor, though I do miss the epic week long tastings MB and I used to do a few years ago, quite regularly. We’d taste 800 or so wines in a week, all facilitated by NZ wine, though now, they are not so inclined to do such things, which is a real shame. I also miss the mad shouting that we’d do during the tasting. GW: “There’s too many wines here Mike, we will never get through them all today!” MB: “Yes, we will Gary, if only you’d stop talking so much and get busy tasting!” Or some such, though you get the gist. Cherry, thyme, a little bit of a smoky paprika thing here too. It’s medium-bodied, crisp red fruits and cherry, maybe a little bit tangy too, offering some dried orange peel, with light sooty and powdery tannin, distinct dried herb aromatics, with a finish of good length. It’s a bit zesty and herbal, but a good wine all up. Very Otago in character.

92 POINTS

Emma Jenkins MW - Decanter

Fragrant nose, slightly brooding with dark cherry, dried herb, liquorice, wild raspberry, pomegranate, lots of layers of ripe fruit and some satisfying earthy notes. Delivers classic Central style with poise and balance. Tannins keep the sweet-fruited core in check; savoury and dry on the finish. Organic.

91 POINTS

James Suckling

A fruity and juicy pinot noir with strawberries and hints of orange peel and earth. It’s medium-bodied with a creamy texture and a flavorful finish. Very attractive pinot for early drinking.

90 POINTS

Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

The 2022 Pinot Noir is ripe and mellow with black cherry, tea leaf and a touch of smoke appear on the nose. Gentle acidity maintains balance as succulent, easygoing tannins coat the palate. It's ready to drink now, but the richness of the tannin will carry this past its first decade.

Erin Larkin - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Pinot Noir is ripe and fulsome, with loads of red and black berry fruits in the mouth. The acidity is juicy and woven throughout, while the tannins are a little chunky yet pliable and shape the wine through the finish. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.