2022 Wild Earth Reserve Earth and Sky Pinot Noir

97 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Gorgeously fruited and enticing, the bouquet shows dark plum, blueberry, violet, hazelnut and fragrant spice nuances, leading to a superbly weighted palate offering outstanding focus and concentration. Refined and richly textured with layers of complex flavours, combined with beautifully melded tannins, finishing impressively long and alluring.

96 POINTS

Candice Chow

Deep, rich purple, lighter on the rim. The nose is softly full, with pure aromas of cherry, mulberry and plum, melded with subtle herb, floral details, and spice. Medium-bodied, aromas of black cherry, mulberry and plum are succulent and pure, entwined with red floral, thyme, nutmeg and black pepper. As it aerated, unfolded mushroom, black tea fragrant. The perfectly ripened fruit shows purity and enticing acidity; silky, filigree tannin smartly framed the attractive fruit, lending a long, alluring finish. This sleek and charming Pinot Noir is already tasty, but cellaring will be rewarded. Match with roasted pigeon and duck breast over the next 10+ years. Fruit from 2 vineyard sites in Bannockburn, fermented separately with a range of whole bunches, around 25% whole bunch in the final blend, on skins for 21-28 days, aged 11 months fine grain French oak barriques, 20% new oak, the rest 2-5 years-old. Unfined, unfiltered.

94 POINTS

Decanter World Wine Awards - Silver

Attractive bouquet of cranberry, dark raspberries and spice plums. Fine tannins and taut acidity with flavours of clove and vanilla

94 POINTS

Cameron Douglas MS

Dark hues lead to an equally bold bouquet of smoky wood and dark berries, Doris plums and roasted black cherry scents, violets and clove. High energy on the palate with fruit and wood flavours to match the bouquet, plenty of tannin action with a finer texture then an acid line adding freshness and length. Well made with best drinking from late 2024 through 2029+