“Aromatic, slender, profound and so very pure.” - Decanter, 96 points

“This is a tremendous wine that comes highly recommended.” - The Wine Advocate, 95 points

The Bell Hill Pinot Noir is an 8-barrel blend of the Shelf parcels, the Shelf West, Quarry Rootlings and 10/5, Roadblock and Slope. All of the fruit was destemmed, and each block had 23 to 28 days on skins with cold pre-ferment and warm post-ferment macerations. After basket pressing, the wine went into 100% new French oak, it was racked and blended after 12 months and had 7 months in tank before bottling on the 28th of October 2020 with a pH of 3.54, TA of 5.8 g/L and an alcohol of 13%. Only 2,485 bottles were produced in 2019.

Perfumed nose of sandalwood, ferrous red florals, and earthy notes. At a lovely stage of development, lifted fruits and some secondary elements. Plush, juicy fruit with fine grained tannins, expressing elegance and charm. Mineral and taut, linear, and directional with pleasure, energy, and focus. Drink now-2040.

Organic. Biodynamic.

Press review:

Decanter: “A sense of distant smoke and woodland resin on the nose opens into alluring, tart mulberry and red cherry followed by a touch of Chinese five spice. This brightness persists on the palate with vivid, pure, redcurrant juiciness on a slender, expressive, linear palate that delves into salty chalkiness. Aromatic, slender, profound and so very pure, long and utterly lip-smacking. Drink until 2049.” 96 points

The Wine Advocate: “The 2019 Pinot Noir is bright and spicy, with pomegranate, cherry, succulent summer strawberry, shaved fennel, sweet red apple and caper brine. In the mouth, the wine is complex and settled, with all elements in balance and no one part speaking with a louder voice than any other. This is a tremendous wine that comes highly recommended. Drink now-2039“ 95 points