Joshua Cooper Wines - Ray-Monde Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2021

From the regenerative farmed Ray-Monde Vineyard in South Gisborne. There’s usually a strong thread of savouriness in the wines from this place, and that continues here. Very savoury, game meat, sweet, turned earth, dried leaf, truffle and dark cherry fruit characters to sniff on. Darker berries to taste, not a lick of sweet fruit anywhere here, truffle and crushed rock minerality with licks of eucalyptus and mint just barely there. Washes over the palate beautifully, a loose knit expression but with a building, lacy web of granitic tannin. An impressive, outstanding pinot noir very much marching to its own beat. Complexity, detail, interest. One to pause over in big glasses, and great right now. 96+ Points - Mike Bennie, winefront.com.au