We are invited to submit samples to wine critic James Suckling each year and we have just received the results of the latest wines he and his team have reviewed. This year Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery was in New Zealand with James where they tasted wines from both the North and South islands, including some of the latest releases from Central Otago.
We were delighted to see The High Note Pinot Noir 2022 in the top rated Pinot Noirs from New Zealand with a score of 95 points, with our 2019 reserve at 94 points. In fact every wine was rated 92 or more points with our aromatics, especially Riesling and Gewurztraminer amongst the top examples from New Zealand.
See our summary here -> James Suckling Reviews (PDF)
About James Suckling: James Suckling, 66, is one of today’s leading wine critics whose reviews are read and respected by wine lovers, serious wine collectors, and the wine trade worldwide. He is the CEO & Publisher of JamesSuckling.com, the wine media platform and events company with offices in Hong Kong. Since starting his career, James estimates he has tasted and rated close to 250,000 wines. Last year he and his team of tasters rated more than 18,000 wines. This year they should rate almost 25,000. His website provides more than 150,000 wine ratings at the moment. They currently rate more than 2,000 wines a month.
