Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir 2014 Aged Release

All great Pinot Noir must be given the time to relax into the glass it is poured in then become ambient over the time taken to drink from the glass. This is exactly the case with this 2014 from Pegasus Bay. After 15 minutes in glass the wine begins to reveal its story of place and time. Complex aromas of fruit and spice, mineral and use of barrel. Dark cherry, leather and cinnamon, a touch of bacon oak and cedar, old roses and fallen leaves. On the palate a wine of texture and mouthfeel then the nuances of bottle age and time with a savoury dark berry core, polished tannins and medium+ acid line, preserves red fruits and leather, clove and velvet roses. The wine continues to develop over the next hour and shows how it will continue to age over the next 3-5 years. An excellent example with best drinking from day of purchase through 2034+. 96 Poiunts. Cameron Douglas MS (April 2024).