Bald Hills @ Corkscore

2017 Bald Hills Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

2022-07-27T08:52:53Z

95 points - Medium dark red, some purple. Blackberry nose, a bit of graphite. Palate shows perfectly ripe fruit - 2017 great vintage in Otago. Spices, cloves. Medium to full bodied wine. Great with spiced venison. Perfect drinking now, at peak.

Tasted on Wed, Jul 27, 2022.

2017 Bald Hills Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

2022-07-27T09:23:24Z

90 points - Deep bright purple red. Herbal hints, some savoury complexities and aged notes. Densely knit, very savoury on the palate, ripe and structural, tannin a little overbearing. Some herbal component. Phenolic grip is assertive in the finish. Needs food.

Tasted on Wed, Jul 27, 2022.

2009 Bald Hills Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

2011-04-19T07:37:50Z

87 points - Nice warm, deepish red. Very pleasant. But somehow less interesting than it could be. Maybe I need a whole bottle for proper testing.

Tasted on Tue, Apr 19, 2011.

2006 Bald Hills Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

2011-02-05T08:58:29Z

90 points - Very dark, though with a brownish tinge. Initial nose showed some age, in the mouth this was also evident, as well as thick currants and berries. Still a very long finish there, lots of tannins and acid, and over the evening this all seemed to knit together a little better. But in the end this is a little too aged to really do it for me. A couple years ago though…! (Later.) This is a bit of a wine of two halves. After about four hours open, the aged character seemed to disappear, leaving a nicely integrated, earthy Pinot. A small revelation.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 5, 2011.

2009 Bald Hills Three Acres Pinot Noir

2010-12-31T00:06:44Z

88 points -

Tasted on Fri, Dec 31, 2010.

2007 Bald Hills Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

2010-09-02T10:22:41Z

85 points - Metallic meat notes, well balanced, good body. Meaty.

Tasted on Thu, Sep 2, 2010.

2008 Bald Hills Friends and Lovers Rosé

2009-09-09T14:00:00Z

90 points - Strawberry and cream and guava nose. Intense guava palate. Quite unique, different from your usual Rosé. Well made and round.

Tasted on Mon, Sep 7, 2009.

2008 Bald Hills Friends and Lovers Rosé

2009-09-10T14:00:00Z

89 points - Rose pink. Nose is guava sweet and flavourful. Palate is smooth round with faint bitterness in the palate followed by a juicy burst of sweet cream in the finish.

Tasted on Mon, Sep 7, 2009.

2008 Bald Hills Last Light Riesling

2009-09-09T14:00:00Z

90 points - Tropical fruit nose. Lovelly minerality. Off dry style. Apple. Lime.

Tasted on Mon, Sep 7, 2009.

2008 Bald Hills Last Light Riesling

2009-09-13T14:00:00Z

87 points - Some yeast in the nose. Mineral characters. Bit warm so acid is a bit disparate. Finish is short but racy.

Tasted on Mon, Sep 7, 2009.