Valli Vineyards Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir is a premium New Zealand wine, celebrated for its delicate balance of strength and elegance. Grown in Central Otago's unique soil and climate, every sip offers an unforgettable palette of ripe cherries, plum, and subtle spice. With elegant hints of sweet violet, truffle, and mocha undertones, its eloquent complexity interplays with a rich velvety texture. Aged to perfection, this Pinot Noir exhibits an impressive depth and longevity. Valli Vineyards is renowned for crafting wines with precision, and this Pinot Noir beautifully mirrors its exceptional Bannockburn terroir, setting a new standard for connoisseurship.

Tasting Notes

This incredibly fragrant and elegant wine is from our relatively cool site in Bannockburn in a cool growing season resulting in a wine with great tension and incredible layers of red fruit, spice and earth. The aromas are both intriguing and complex: fresh berry, wild game, gun smoke, baking spice and wild thyme. The palate is long and bright with cherry, blackcurrant, cardamom, and delicious savoury undertones. Silky fine tannins compliment the vibrant acidity, giving the wine length and memory. This wine is drinking beautifully at release and will continue to do so for at least a decade

About the Winery

Situated in the verdant landscapes of Central Otago, New Zealand, Valli Vineyards is an exemplary representative of fine, boutique wineries. Founded by revered winemaker Grant Taylor, the winery packs a punch that surpasses its relatively modest scale.

Passionate about the expressive capacities of Pinot Noir, Taylor embarked on a journey to create the best version of the wine in New Zealand. Today, Valli Vineyards boasts a reputation built on an intimate understanding of the terroir - this manifests in carefully-crafted wines that fuse the unique qualities of the grape with the distinctive characteristics of the vineyard's evolving landscapes.

Patrons of the Vineyard will find an unmatched flavour spectacle spread across four vineyard-designated Pinot Noirs; Bendigo, Gibbston, Bannockburn, and Waitaki. Each variant offers a distinct offering; the Bendigo selection boasts dense, structured spectacles, while the Gibbston variant swings towards delicate, high-toned wines. The Bannockburn Pinot Noir holds a unique tight, steely character, while the Waitaki variant impresses with a soft, ethereal palate. The Valli Vineyards experience is complete with a selection of beautifully-crafted Pinot Gris and Riesling wines.

Ongoing commitment to sustainability ensures that only the finest wine-making practices are engaged, encouraging a symbiosis between the natural, the technical, and the human hand.

Located amidst mesmerising landscapes, Valli Vineyards strikes an ethereal balance between tranquillity and vibrancy. Visitors are welcomed into the winery's cellar door; an intimate and personal space where breathtaking vineyard views pair wonderfully with the estates curated wine selection.

Valli Vineyards, embodying the heart and soul of Central Otago, harnesses the magic of its natural environs to create an unforgettable wine experience, meditative as well as exhilarating in equal proportion. It truly epitomises the romantic allure of winemaking.

So why not take a soothing drive into the countryside where a warm welcome along with bottles of delicate but robust wines await your indulgence, You will soon discover that Valli Vineyards is not merely a winery, but a love letter to the craft of winemaking itself.

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