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bristol farm
central otago pinot noir |
Bristol Farm is the culmination of trans-Tasman intellectual property lawyer and pinot noir aficionado Wayne Condon's 30-year obsession with the "heartbreak grape". For ten years Bristol Farm produced wine from a vineyard on the outskirts of Melbourne and even won a few accolades, but Wayne never forgot his Kiwi roots and long-contemplated setting up a New Zealand operation. His first choice was Central Otago - an area of his homeland he had always admired for its beauty, alpine ruggedness, its people and most of all its pinot noir.
In 2013 winemaker Brendan Seal was approached by Wayne with a beautifully simple but ambitious project. To produce one outstanding single vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir each year. No other restrictions. One wine. One region. Total commitment. And finally here are the first releases. The wines have been worth the wait.
In 2013 winemaker Brendan Seal was approached by Wayne with a beautifully simple but ambitious project. To produce one outstanding single vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir each year. No other restrictions. One wine. One region. Total commitment. And finally here are the first releases. The wines have been worth the wait.
BRISTOL FARM PINOT NOIR 2013
Single Vineyard, Bendigo, Central Otago $55.00 "The palate is well made and structured, with fabulous elegance, complexity and length, including notes of leather, spice and earth -but it remains pure throughout its long finish. Excellent."
95 Points, GOLD MEDAL International Wines & Spirits Challenge 2019. "Seductively expressed and richly textured, it is gorgeous drinking." 5 Stars, 94/100 Sam Kim Wine Orbit "...a very finely concentrated and intense, black-fruited Pinot Noir..." 5 Stars, 18.5/20 Raymond Chan Wine Reviews "Youthful, lengthy, complex and developing. A wine to watch." 94 Points Cameron Douglas MS "...very fresh and lively, with strong cherry, plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity and good complexity." 4.5 Stars Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide |
BRISTOL FARM PINOT NOIR 2014
Single Vineyard, Bannockburn, Central Otago $55.00 "The palate flows, with silky, elegant delicate berry fruit plus sweet oaky notes in harmony. Elegant and delicious."
94 Points, SILVER MEDAL International Wines & Spirits Challenge 2019. "Elegant and refined with fabulous fruit purity and delightful complexity, wonderfully framed by polished tannins." 5 Stars, 93/100 Sam Kim Wine Orbit "...a beautifully smooth and harmonious, rich and luscious red-fruited Pinot Noir..." 5 Stars, 18.5/20 Raymond Chan Wine Reviews "...a core of fruit and flavour, some mineral action and building complexity. Balanced and well made, fine and lengthy." 95 Points Cameron Douglas MS "...fragrant and full-bodied, with generous, ripe flavours, complex and savoury, good tannin backbone, and a rich, harmonious finish." 4.5 Stars Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide |
BRISTOL FARM wines are available exclusively through URBN VINO DUNEDIN. Please contact me directly for these limited volume Pinot Noirs.