Chalk up another excellent rendition to James Dicey’s well-positioned Bannockburn vineyard. The flavour spectrum is impressive – plum, dried fruits, …

This Pisa-grown pinot wins its way to your heart with structural finesse. A fine tight line of tannin and acidity …

Gentle florals suggestive of jasmine and lilac usher in a plush, focused mouthful. Sweet red and dark fruit flavours, seasoned …

Tasting Marlborough’s top entry is like sinking into a soft, dark cushion. Velvety tannins frame a luscious mouthful of dark …

“This is almost the perfect colour for pinot noir,” noted John Belsham, admiring the translucent shade of ruby. There’s no …

Serious, masculine, outgoing… this handsome pinot is all of these. The blueberry-infused fruit has great purity and presence, well-supported by …

Mt Difficulty has delivered a single vineyard tour de force. The beautifully ripe fruit has been expertly handled; elegant oak …

This wine received strong support from the entire panel. There’s a lot to like – lifted fragrance, lovely warm dark …

The volume is turned up high on this Bendigo-grown pinot. It’s a big, dark, sweet-fruited style with brambly fruit, spice …

This dark, dense wine immediately seduces with the generosity and exuberance of its dark-fruit flavours. Violets and berries set the …

Bannockburn’s pioneering winery achieves a rare Top 10 double. From its alluring crimson colour to its crackling energy, this pinot …

Recently departed winemaker Jen Parr has left behind a fine body of work at Terra Sancta, including this wonderful specimen. …

Ripeness and purity, hallmarks of Villa’s best pinots, take centre stage here. The taste of crushed berry fruit (red and …

An accomplished, elegant wine from Villa’s accomplished Marlborough team. There is a frolicking, playful feel to the lifted cherry and …

Intense lilac and buddleia scents are your introduction to this ripe, effusive wine. Dark and opaque in the glass, it …

The experienced Jeff Clarke has crafted a terrific pinot for the price. Moderately weighted, this charming style exhibits red- and …

This offers the perfect illustration of what clay slopes on the southern side of the Wairau Valley can provide: dark, …

This favoured site on Cairnmuir Road in Bannockburn has delivered yet another pinot of distinction. Smelling it is a pleasure …

Fruit from some of Martinborough’s oldest vines contribute to this wine made by Lance Redgwell. “There’s plenty of power, yet …

As exuberant as the canine McKenzie from which it gets its name, this wine is grown on a cracker of …

Beguiling floral scents pave the way to a ripe, sweet-fruited mouthful with oak spice supplying subtle grace notes. It’s a …

The Alexandra-grown Judge Rock is always a pinot to look out for. This version is full of intensity, the melange …

There’s plenty of personality in this seaside-grown wine from Nelson. Crushed berry-fruit and tar-like aromatics set the scene. In the …

Cloudy Bay’s beating heart may be in Marlborough, but it now has one foot planted firmly in Central Otago – …

This wine’s fruit comes from a small close-planted vineyard beside the Kawerau originally planted by the American US pinot guru …

This label from the Foley Family Wines stable has been a quiet achiever with pinot over recent vintages. A lighter …

Dark crimson in the glass and with a “wonderful nose” (Sam Kim), this is a very stylish blend of Marlborough …

Winemaker Pete Bartle has fashioned a very smart pinot from what was not an easy vintage. It has lashings of …

Craggy Range’s prestige pinot is a wine that makes you think. It’s not a ripe, obvious style, but on the …

From arguably Marlborough’s most famous pinot vineyard comes another stunning wine. Inky dark in the glass and quite subdued aromatically, …

The difficult 2011 vintage in Central still produced some lovely wines, including this fragrant example. Lightish in weight, with savoury …

This Alexandra-grown wine is well-stocked with attractive sweet dark-cherry and blueberry-infused fruit. A plump wine, fleshy in texture, it is …

Named after Invivo winemaker Rob Cameron’s wife Michelle, this wine’s overture of dark floral aromatics gives way to an intriguingly …

This wine represents great value. Red- and dark-fruit flavours laced with a slight tarry note and brambly spices gallop across …

Wim Julicher’s spot on Te Muna Road can be relied upon to produce “sumptuous, rich and expansive” pinots such as …

‘Detail’ is something you hear our pinot producers strive for, and this rendition is a great example. Nothing is too …

Grown on a north-facing terrace above Late Dunstan and made by the experienced Pete Bartle, this wine offers an attractive, …

Vintage after vintage, this wine arguably gives you more pinot intrigue for your dollar than any other. This version is …

The Bendigo sub-region and pinot noir are a great twosome. Here they put together a lovely dark-fruited wine; sweet, juicy …

“Lovely ripeness,” opined Sam Kim. This is a typically weighty, vibrant Mt Difficulty, alive with violet and dark berry notes, …

A lithe texture and fruit complexity move together like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – all harmony and panache. Savoury …

Grown mostly on Chinaman’s Terrace in Bendigo, this is a super value wine. Moody dark floral scents presage a powerful, …

A north-facing slope in the southern Awatere Valley is the source of this wine’s fruit. It is a dark, rich, …

Hamish Clark’s experienced team at Saint Clair has crafted a wine with lovely dark plum and dried herb-infused fruit. A …

Dark, spicy, ‘come hither’ floral aromatics open the door on a wine with real presence. Firm, almost grippy, tannins frame …

An exciting flavour spectrum includes Christmas cake-like fruit spice, coffee bean and sweet red cherry. This is a fruit-led, crowd-pleaser …

One of two single vineyard pinots made by Wither Hills, this wine responds well to time in the glass. The …