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Bannockburn, Otago

Felton Road

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2024

Magnus Hovet
9.1

Good smooth wine with a nice smell, lots of black fruit, earthy midtone and long aftertaste — a month ago

Felton Road

Block 5 Pinot Noir 2024

Magnus Hovet
9.3

Needed some time to open up, but was worth it. Silky smooth, lots of presence and subtle earth notes. Really long finish and super smooth once again — a month ago

Mt. Difficulty

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019

Jan de Weerd
9.5

Fantastic. Fresh red fruit aromas rise readily from the wine to be followed with an explosion in flavor. Fresh red berries and raspberries lifted by an earthy minerality slowly disappearing in a lingering finish. — 2 months ago

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Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

Fantastic. Fresh red fruit aromas rise readily from the wine to be followed with an explosion in flavor. Fresh red berries and raspberries lifted by an earthy minerality slowly disappearing in a lingering finish.
Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

Wowww. Just opening the bottle and pouring it into a glass, the aroma filled the air. So potent, so fresh. And then just the first sip not only confirmed that it added mineral earth, vibrant notes of red fruit — red berries that reminded me of my youth eating them straight from the bush back at our farm. Lingering, sooting finish. Just amazing.

Felton Road

Block 3 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019

Bob McDonald
9.4

Hopefully Delectable will allow me to write a complete note. Here we go ….
Dark Ruby with a crimson rim. Closed on the nose initially. Straight from the bottle - should have decanted it. Rich on the palate. Latent power with much to give. Dark cherry with dried herbs still to come with further cellaring. This is the first of 5 bottles. In the early days Block 3 was the undisputed best Pinot in NZ but now Block 5 is considered along with other contenders from around NZ. Have the next one in a year. Many good judges think this is the best ever Block 3 up to this point. — a month ago

Jamie, Joshua and 18 others liked this
David White

David White

@Bob McDonald I have had so many postings fail I have just given up, maybe it’s a regional Australian issue.. I’ve also lost the location selector. Overall so frustrating 😩
Somm David T

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I can’t speak to how this platform functions regionally. But at the heart of this issue is Delectable not keeping up with the coding that allows an app to run smoothly. There are numerous functionality issues here. They have known about them for a very long time. Yet, they remain. That speaks to not possessing the funds and or personal to update their coding so the platform running smoothly. They only maintain the coding to the point of it still runs but with bugs. The problems also seem to vary for Apple and Android users.
David White

David White

@Somm David T Thank you for your comments. Sadly yes, it seems that way. Maybe they should pass it on to Claw-code and develop some AI agents to maintain it 🤣🤣

Amisfield

Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Pete
9.1

Crisp! Some acidity but not hateful, green apple and some grapefruit. Sadly purchased on close out, hope I can find again. — 2 months ago

Mud House Wines

Single Vineyard Claim 431 Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

David White
9.0

Nice Central Otago Pinot,
Strawberry and raspberry on the nose and palate with good acidity and balance.
Flavours evolving and long lasting finish. — 5 months ago

Andrew, Tom and 2 others liked this

Felton Road

Block 2 Central Otago Chardonnay 2024

Magnus Hovet
9.2

Maybe the best chard I have had, jumps out of the glass, aromatic and on the palate quite smooth and silky but still got enough acidity to balance it out. Honeysuckle, melon and some peaches. Really lovely — a month ago

Felton Road

Calvert Pinot Noir 2024

Magnus Hovet
9.2

Really smooth. A lot more dark plums, and softer tannins. Earthiness, small amount of spice and looong aftertaste — a month ago

Mount Edward

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022

Douglas Braun
9.1

2022 -Vintage - very floral pretty aromatics good balance — 2 months ago

"Odedi", Bob and 5 others liked this
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Rippon Vineyard

Mature Vine Lake Wanaka Pinot Noir 2010

Bob McDonald
9.5

This was rich and delicious. It was fair enough for Suckling to pose the question “Is this the best NZ Pinot so far”? Ticks all the requisite boxes - ripe red and black fruits, a creamy texture, a nice garrigue herbal note. This Pinot lives up to the gorgeous site - one of the most awesome views you will see from the top of the vineyard over Lake Wanaka. Most impressive. — 4 months ago

Jan, Ira and 20 others liked this
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Jo is a great host with one of the best winery views in the world. Wines don’t suck either.