Bell Hill Pinot Noir 2016The wines of Bell Hill hold an almost mythical status amongst collectors of New Zealand's finest and rarest wines. Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen are not winemakers they are winegrowers. Their North Canterbury vineyard sits on a limestone slope modelled on the high density plantings of Burgundy, located within a former lime quarry in the Weka Pass and farmed biodynamically since 2007. The yields are tiny. The ambition is enormous. The Wine At 10

more textured finish

with its powerful eastern spice and bark shades

a bargain and a slice of almost-lost history

This tapers off saline and fresh with a bump of residual acid and savory spice

Maurizio harnesses the power of his old vines with a fruit-to-oak ratio that is handled impeccably

Polished tannins are present

Timorasso is a unique grape in the Italian world of wine

hand picked across multiple little vineyards and a step up in intensity from the general Blanc bottling

5 hectares that is separated from Volpare to the north by a ravine

” Antonio Gallioni

"So pretty

south facing vineyard of Montepulciano planted in 2000 to limestone soils at 350 metres