On Giants' Shoulders Pinot Noir

Translucent garnet, tinge of age. Dark leafy berries in glass, earthy bramble and savoury leather, soft wood spices. Lifted aromatic structure. Similarly elegant balance and structure on the palate, lifted acids, lacy spices, filled in with savoury bramble, finishing long on dusty gravel. Juicy and very easy drinking, thoroughly enjoyable with thai grilled meatballs!

(bottle 136 of 4278) Bright, cool dark fruits, effusive dark florals, and dusty spices. Lifted and exotic. Juicy jammy palate, luscious intensity and very supple structure. Good acidity, martinborough savoury. Not exactly complex, but oh so meaty. Long focused finish, dusty black earth and soft gravel, leaning on graphite. This can only get better with time! Day two: this really open up! loose, airy, lifted. Contrasts with the taciturn drop when first pop-n-poured. Will be exciting to see what time …

Two 'Pahis' to Compare : Under cork. Served blind. All the tasters thought this Pinot New World with most guessing it as Central Otago, not Martinborough. More dark fruited on the nose, with dark soil tones and a touch of charry, vanillin oak. There was some terroir similarity, in the earth and bramble notes, with the Pahi, but also less savouriness. The wine seemed perhaps more 'worked' and extracted than the Pahi and was also showing less Martinborough savoury typicity. …