Rivulet Priory Pinot Noir 2021

Extremely limited as all the Rivulet wines are – I understand there are less than 700 bottles of this beauty. Explosive, lifted aromas of red fruits, blackberry, blueberry, smoke, Provence herbs and mashed pomegranate. Medium to full bodied, it takes some time for the flavours to emerge, but as they do, they coat the palate with cherry, plum, cranberry, pomegranate, cassis, thyme and clove. Structural, the 40% new oak swallowed by the wealth of flavour and texture, which provides a powerful frame for the future. Fine, but firm tannins, utterly different wine to the Burnside, it’s fascinating to taste them side by side. The entire range overdelivers. Waters Wine Co