Reviews

Gibbston Vineyard

Winestate Magazine-Australia
“A warm, well-fruited Pinot style, robust yet with the subtleties still able to open out. A strong, serious yet generous style which will richly reward those able to cellar another year.”

90 points

Wine Spectator, U.S.A.
"Polished, lively and focused pointing its currant and black cherry flavours through a juicy, slightly earthy finish. Balanced toward tartness, it has lots of ripe fruit and impressive length. Drink now through 2009."

Cuisine Magazine, New Zealand
"Generous, ruby-hued Central Otago wine with rich, sweet-fruit characters and aromas of wild herbs. Strong plum/spice flavours, savoury and complex. Silky tannins give excellent texture and lasting finish."

18.5 ~ Drink 2006-10

Jancis Robinson, M.W., United Kingdom
"Grant Taylor's own label and one of the few Otago Pinots to be made entirely from Gibbston fruit. Quite deep crimson, made from good Burgundian clones and exhibiting an admirably approachable texture. Rose petal scents and just a hint of rusty nails on the finish. Very intriguing."

Bannockburn Vineyard

Winestate Magazine, Australia
“Civil while young, alive and fresh with some nicely warm, serious but youthful fruit characters just getting going. A powerful wine to be patient with for at least a year.”