I've recently had the opportunity to taste my way through a swathe of 2017 pinot noirs from Otago. www.quartzreef.co.nzCentral OtagoPinot NoirPrice: $45Rating: Excellent to outstandingTilled earth, dark fruits, savoury elements and rhubarb. www.rockburn.co.nzCentral OtagoPinot NoirPrice: $49Rating: Very good to excellentPowerful, fresh nose, savoury, brambly wild herb notes with fresh lift; some oak spice with time. www.mondillo.comCentral OtagoPinot NoirPrice: $57Rating: Very goodA wild & funky element leads with red fruits, herbal notes and leather sweeping in. www.coalpitwine.comEast Meets West ReservePinot NoirPrice: $45Rating: ExcellentThe nose keeps shifting; at times blueberry, raspberry, florality, savoury notes, char and bramble.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 28, 2019 16:41 UTC