’14 BESSIE’S BLOCK PINOT NOIR
$69.00 – $828.00
$69.00 per bottle
2014 marks 10 years of making our premium reserve wine ‘Bessie’s Block Pinot Noir’. We have now retired the name sake of ‘Bessie’ who was vineyard supervisor and fox terrier of legend for many years.
Having aged this wine in our library it is now drinking wonderfully. This wine shows a complex nose of dark fruits and sweet spices. Perfect Lowburn fruit has provided a riper style of Pinot Noir that reflects the stunning 2014 summer in Central Otago. With well-integrated tannin, an endless finish and a purity of fruit, the 2014 Bessie’s Block offers the chance to taste a beautifully made Central Otago Pinot Noir in its absolute prime.
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