Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
“Bright garnet hue with a lifted fragrance that mingles dried florals, fresh mint, wild thyme, Otago cherry, mulberry, and new leather. The flavours complement the aromas with forest fruits, lush florals and an intriguing flinty note. Immediately fresh, the finely textured palate builds in the mouth and crescendos with appropriate grip and incredible persistence. Vibrant at release, this wine is apt for cellaring and will continue to evolve for 15+/-years.” Jen Parr - August 2022
Awards and Reviews
- Decanter World Wine Awards – Platinum – 97/100 Points
- 97/100 Points – 5 Stars – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 5 Stars – Michael Cooper
- 95/100 Points – Cameron Douglas MS
- 95/100 Points – Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
- 94/100 Points – Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review
- 93/100 Points – Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020
“Deep garnet hue with a lifted fragrance mingling fresh florals, dried herb, red & blue fruit, liquorice, earthy loam and new leather. The flavours mirror the aromas with bright fruit, a savoury edge and delicious floral notes. Immediately fresh, the silky textured palate builds in the mouth and crescendos with a memorable, lingering finish. Vibrant at release, this wine is apt for cellaring and will continue to evolve for 15+/-years.” Jen Parr
Awards and Reviews
- Best in Show, 97/100 Points - Decanter World Wine Awards
- Gold Medal, International Wine Challenge, London
- 95/100 Points – Cameron Douglas MS
- 95/100 - Bob Campbell MW
- 5 Stars – Awarded “Classic” Status - Michael Cooper
- 94/100 Points – Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
“ A bright garnet hue with a captivating fragrance that is both floral and savoury, accentuated by dark red fruit and flinty aromas. Full of intrigue, this elegant Pinot is from a cooler, elevated site in Bannockburn- in a relatively cool growing season resulting in a taut and energetic wine that is intricately woven with layers of red and black fruit, cedar and mushroom. The flavours are both intriguing and complex with blackberry, raspberry, lilac, cardamom, wild thyme, and a hint of iodine. The palate is fluid and silky with vibrant acidity that gives the wine length and memory. Enjoyable at release, this wine is apt for cellaring and will continue to evolve for 12+ years.” Jen Parr
Awards and Reviews
- 95/100 Points - Bob Campbell MW
- 98/100 Points – 5 Starts – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 95/100 Points - Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
- 95/100 Points – Cameron Douglas, MS
- 95/100 – Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
- 92/100 Points - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com
- 5 Stars – Awarded“Classic” Status -Michael Cooper, Winestate Magazine.
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
"This incredibly fragrant and elegant wine is from our cooler site in Bannockburn in a warmer growing season resulting in a highly energetic wine with great flow and incredible layers of red and black fruit, baking spice and earth. The aromas are both intriguing and complex: fresh berry, lilac, baking spice and wild thyme. The palate is long and bright with cherry, raspberry, beautiful florals and cardamom. Silky fine tannins compliment the vibrant acidity, giving the wine length and memory. This wine is drinking beautifully at release and will continue to do so for at least a decade." Jen Parr
Awards and Reviews
- 97/100 Points - 5 Stars - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 93/100 Points - Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
- 95/100 Points - Cameron Douglas MS
- 94/100 Points - Bob Campbell MW
- 93/100 Points - Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
- 93/100 Points - Wine Spectator
- 92/100 Points - Decanter World Wine Awards 2020
- 91/100 Points - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
- 17.5/20 - Joelle Thomson
- 4.5 Stars - Michael Cooper, Winestate Magazine
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
- "This incredibly fragrant and elegant wine is from our relatively cool site in
- Bannockburn in a cool growing season resulting in a wine with great tension
- and incredible layers of red fruit, spice and earth. The aromas are both intriguing and complex: fresh berry, wild game, gun smoke, baking spice and wild thyme. The palate is long and bright with cherry, blackcurrant, cardamom, and delicious savoury undertones. Silky fine tannins compliment the vibrant acidity, giving the wine length and memory. This wine is drinking beautifully at release and will continue to do so for at least a decade."
Awards and reviews:
- 93/100 Points - Joanna Simon MW
- 96/100 Points – 5 Stars - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 95/100 Points – Top 100, Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine
- 95/100 Points - Bob Campbell MW
- 94/100 Points - Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
- 94/100 Points - Jamie Goode
- 93/100 Points – Rebecca Gibb MW - Decanter
- 5 Stars – 18.5+/20 – Raymond Chan
- 5 Stars - Michael Cooper, Winestate Magazine
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
"This vintage is exceptionally fragrant with beautiful wild flowers, thyme and lilac woven through bright red fruit, cinnamon and cedar. A palate with incredible energy; red cherry and raspberry are the gateway to a round and creamy mid palate with long, silky tannins and vibrant acidity that gives the wine length and memory. This wine is drinking beautifully at release and will continue to do so for at least a decade."
Awards and Reviews
- Gold Medal - New Zealand International Wine Show
- 94/100 Points - Bob Campbell MW
- 93/100 Points - Nick Stock - WineSuckling.com
- 96/100 Points - 5 Stars - Sam Kim - Wine Orbit
- 93/100 Points - Wine Advocate
- 19/20 Points - 5 Stars - Raymond Chan
- 5 Stars - Michael Cooper
- 17/20 Points - JancisRobinson.com
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015
"This vintage is exceptionally fragrant with beautiful wild flowers, thyme and lilac woven through bright red fruit, cinnamon and cedar. A palate with incredible energy; red cherry and raspberry are the gateway to a round and creamy mid palate with long, silky tannins and vibrant acidity that gives the wine length and memory. This wine is drinking beautifully at release and will continue to do so for at least a decade."
Awards and Reviews
- 5 Stars - Jane Skilton MW
- 5 Stars - Michael Cooper, Winestate Magazine
- 5 Stars, Top 10 New Zealand Pinot Noirs - Cuisine Magazine
- 5 Stars, 96/100 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 18.5/20 Points - Raymond Chan
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014
"A beautiful fragrance of violets and wild thyme mingled with blackberry, dark cherry and a savoury scent of leather. The concentrated core of dark red fruit is lifted by ripe acidity and underscored by long and beautifully woven tannins. A harmonious Pinot Noir that is intriguing now but will also age gracefully."
Awards and Reviews
- Top 50 NZ Wine of the Year - Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
- Named in the "Fine Wine of New Zealand List 2016"
- 95 Points - Cameron Douglas MS
- 94 Points - Bob Campbell MW
- 90+ Points - Stephen Tanzer
- 4.5 Stars and Named "NZ Classic" - Michael Cooper
- 5 Stars - Sam Kim
- 5 Stars - Raymond Chan
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013
Dark violet.Ripe, complex aromatics including exotic spices, mulberry and juicy fruit. Big, rich, round mouthfeel, with a concentrated core of fruit, balanced and framed with ripe tanins. This wine is power and concentration with seamless structure.”-Grant Taylor
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012
”Dark violet, cherry and dark plum fruit, with spice notes of vanilla and nutmeg. There is immediate impact on the palate. Concentrated ripe fruit derived texture surrounds and balances a bright acid core, with fine tannins adding structure and helping to carry the flavours. This is a Pinot Noir that will live a very long time.” -Grant Taylor
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011
Dark, deep, purple-hued ruby-red with good depth and youthful purple hues on rim. This has a full and vigorous bouquet of vibrantly bright dark berry and black plum aromas expressed with great clarity. Subtle waves of dried stalk whole bunch and dried herb complexities unfold, with notes of liquorice, spices and aromatic oak. Fullish bodied, solid and densely packed flavours of black berry fruits are intermixed with liquorice, minerals and dark herbs, forming a rich and sweet core. The flavours are encased by very fine grained, powdery tannins and well-driven with some alcohol power. Discreet and balanced acidity underlines the palate, providing excellent tension and leads the flavours to a long, well-concentrated finish. This is a full and concentrated Pinot Noir with dark fruit and fine-grained structure." - Raymond Chan, March 2013
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010
The most savoury aromatics of Valli’s four Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs. Dark berry fruit, exotic spice and dried herb notes with complexity from toasted barrels as well as the region’s earthy mineral notes. Dense, silky textured and with concentration not previously seen in the Waitaki. This vintage shows darker, more brooding berry fruits, yet still retains savoury mineral notes, flavour-carrying acidity and lovely gentle tannins. Often not picked until mid-May in this cooler climate, it is easy to see the benefit of a very long hang time.
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
“Ripe dark plum fruit, with all sorts of other notes adding complexity: roasted coffee, nutmeg, cola and much more. Very beguiling aromatically. This wine has Bannockburn’s sweet concentrated fruit, framed, and given structure by integrated ripe tannin and acid. It is all about power with restraint.”
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008
“Rich, ripe, dense fruit. Up front power layered with complex spice from barrels and the use of whole bunches. Seriously drinkable now but expect it will age for at least 7 - 8 years.”
Awards and Reviews
- #1 Rated NZ Pinot Noir 2008 - Gourmet Traveller Wine
- Gold Medal - NZ International Wine Show
- Gold Medal - Air New Zealand Wine Awards
- Gold Medal - Tri-Nations Wine Challenge
- Wine Enthusiast Editor's Choice - May 2010
- 5 Stars - Winestate
- 5 Stars - Bob Campbell MW
- 5 Stars - Sam Kim
Valli Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007
"Perfumed, ripe plum fruit, mocha and toffee notes. Rich ripe dense fruit, up front layered with complex spice from barrels and use of whole bunches. Seriously drinkable now but expect it will continue to develop for at least 7-8 years."