Amisfield Pinot Noir Central Otago 2021

94 points/'Excellent,' Cameron Douglas, MS: "Many classic attributes greet the nose for this Otago Pinot Noir with a bouquet of ripe and richness, there's no mistaking the variety with dark cherry skin and black currant, a savoury dried herb quality and layers of barrel spices and some toasty wood smoke qualities. Ripe, firm, dry and complex as the wine touches the palate, flavours of wood smoke and black currant, thyme, rosemary and wild dried herbs. Tannins deliver a firm coarse chalky mouthfeel while acidity layers in back bone and squeeze. A wine of complexity and charm, a wine also of youth needing cellar time to harmonise and integrate completely. Lengthy and well made with best drinking from 2025 through 2035. (7/11/23)"

91 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Generous pure pinot fruit, leading with ripe red plum and cherry, but edging toward the darker spectrum of damson and black cherry. A little bit of reduction plus some cedar and nutmeg new oak adds an extra layer. Sweetly fruited at first but then tannins come in giving form and structure. Chewy grippy finish. (Dec 2023)"