Blue Mountain 2022 Reserve Cuvee Pinot Noir 1.5L

Older vines, ranging from 25 to 35 years old, show depth that only comes with vine age. The fruit is sappier, denser, and more restrained than the Estate Cuvée, with dark cherry, pomegranate, earth, and walnut, lifted by dried rose petals and fragrant oak spice. The palate is intensely concentrated and laden with rich, sculpted, fine grained fruit that meld effortlessly into the wine. It's seamless and pure, and undoubtedly deserves more time in a bottle to reach its peak. It's amazing to see how this evolves in the glass, even over a short time.

Score: 93 points -- Geoffrey Moss, gismondionwine.com, 2024