New Zealand / Pinot Noir

Central Otago 2016 Pinot Noir

Source-supported draft: Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 is Outstanding, with warm, dry conditions, good flowering and concentrated Pinot fruit. It is a buy/hold vintage for Bannockburn, Bendigo and benchmark estates, though producer select...

94 - Outstanding
Score94
ConfidenceGood
MaturityEntering peak
Window2021-2036

Vivintage verdict

Outstanding

Source-supported draft: Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 is Outstanding, with warm, dry conditions, good flowering and concentrated Pinot fruit. It is a buy/hold vintage for Bannockburn, Bendigo and benchmark estates, though producer select...

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