- 92 points -
March 2024 (Vintage 2022)A fresh and easy pinot with candied strawberries, lemon peel and flowers. Medium-bodied with nice fruit and a firm finish.
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SPY VALLEY
Pinot Noir Single Estate
2022
- Sustainable
- Vegan
Product code
717168
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
New Zealand
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
South Island
Subregion
Marlborough
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir
100 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Metal screw cap
Producer's website
About this winery
Spy Valley Wines is one of Marlborough’s few remaining 100% Kiwi family-owned wine companies, owned and operated by the Johnson family since 1990. The winery is located up the road from a Five Eyes Spy base and is known as one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed producers. Established in 1993 on land considered too hard and too unfertile for wine, Spy Valley comprises of 180 hectares of estate vineyards. Pioneering what was then a Marlborough sub-region, the Johnsons continued to develop the...
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Press reviews
- 91 points -
September 2024 (Vintage 2022)Fruit is sourced from the Southern Valleys. Predominantly destemmed and matured for 11 months prior to blending. Steeped rosehips, goji berries and baked blackberries. Split sapote, cocoa pods, granite and tar. A wild lilac or two. Oak notes are subtle and well integrated, letting the fruit core shine. Tannins are sandy and fine with a cassia bark spice. A well-made wine with detail.
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