2014 Greywacke Pinot Noir Marlborough

‘An earthy edge together with graphite and baking spices here as well as dark cherries and redder fruits. The palate has smooth, lightly textured but richly flavored fruit in the form of spiced cherries and plums. Plenty of depth offered by this great pinot.’

‘Notes of dried lavender, white pepper, fresh loamy earth and black tea…smooth and plush.’

‘Fragrant, aromatic pinot with plum, black cherry and dark berry flavours, anise, wood smoke and spicy oak…potential to improve significantly with bottle age.’

Making top-flight Marlborough Pinot Noir wasn't easy in 2014, so this is an especially notable effort from Kevin Judd. Classic savory, forest-floor notes frame black-tea and plum flavors in this concentrated, richly textured wine. Drink now-2022.

Medium ruby colored, the 2014 Pinot Noir exudes lovely floral notes of roses and lavender with a core of cranberries and red currants, plus hints of Provence herbs and fragrant earth. Light to medium-bodied, soft, elegant and filled with earthy/perfumed flavor layers, it delivers great expression and poise.