2022 Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Rosé

95 POINTS

Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

“The 2022 Rosé North Canterbury is produced from old vine 10/5 Pinot Noir clones planted in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Dry farmed, managed organically, whole-bunch pressed and fermented in concrete and old puncheons before spending six months on lees, the resulting wine is dry, full and savory. Unlike most rosés, it doesn’t focus on fruit but texture. It is complex and concentrated, firm and serious.” Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous

94 POINTS

Bob Campbell MW - The Real Review

“Pale, pretty rosé with delicate cherry/berry, raspberry and wildflower flavours. Dry and delicate wine with appealing purity and a crisp, lingering finish. Serious, sophisticated rosé.” Bob Campbell, The Real Review

93 POINTS

Emma Jenkins MW - Decanter

Pale salmon in hue, this rosé is made from old-vine Pinot Noir sourced from around the Waitaki Valley in North Canterbury. Light on its feet with spicy berry, watermelon and subtle savoury notes. Quite a creamy mouthfeel with subtle phenolics and a delicate minerally acidity, this is fine-textured with a silky flow across the palate. Suitable for vegans.

91 POINTS

Mike Bennie - The Wine Front

“Good colour, orange-y, ruddy hue, though flavours are lighter than expected if not suggestively tinged with blood orange tang over red cherry and pomegranate juice. The perfume is attractive, more cherry, some flinty mineral notes, a touch of dried herbs. It has a nice, sinewy chew to it all, fine tannins finish the wine, a little juiciness mid palate for some added bandwidth. Decent drinking, but doesn’t deliver a more complex expression, though that’s sometimes not the point too, of course.” Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

91 POINTS

Christina Pickard - Wine Enthusiast

This sunset-hued Pinot Noir-based rosé is wild fermented in old oak with pithy citrus rind, melon, a touch of vanilla and ginger spice. There's an interesting interplay between crunchy acidity and slippery texture on the dry palate that could make for fun food-pairing experiments.

James Suckling

A medium-bodied rosé with crab apple and pear aromas and flavors. Some flint. Fruity and straightforward.