Bendigo Estate Pinot Noir 2017: 5 Stars

"Certified organic and biodynamic, the memorable 2017 vintage (5*) is 'a single ferment . . . personally selected by Rudi Bauer as it best expresses the Bendigo Estate vineyard'. Estate-grown and hand-picked at Bendigo, in Central Otago, it was matured in French oak casks (50 per cent new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep and youthful in colour, it is highly fragrant, weighty and very savoury, with ripe cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing notable density, complexity and harmony. A very 'complete' wine, set to flourish for a decade, it's already a lovely mouthful."