Nevis Bluff The Bluff Pinot Noir 2024 6 Pack

92 POINTS

Dave Brookes - Halliday Wine Companion

Mid-ruby with lifted aromas of red cherry, wild strawberry, dark plum and raspberry high tones over hints of Medina spice, cold tea, a wisp of briar and crushed mountain herbs, gentle oak spice, poached rhubarb and turned leaf litter. Mid-weight on the palate with some chocolate sliding into view. There's plenty of mineral energy to its line and some great detail and clarity for a pinot noir at this level.

90 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

The first vintage for new winemaker Matt Connell, and a good year in which to start. This is from the Pisa sub-region. Not much in the way of oak, just 10% new. Dark plum and cherry, plenty of spice, a little nougat richness, thyme and assorted herb perfume. It’s medium-bodied, plenty of sappy and spicy flavour, a little grainy grip to tannin, with a slightly tangy bitter orange and quinine finish of solid length. It’s a lively wine that carries the signature of Otago Pinot.