2023 Taka K Bedford Estate Pinot Noir, North Canterbury

Bright, fresh, a bouquet with pinosity and a sense of place with a core mineral quality of crushed stones and a lick of limestone then fruit aromas of fresh red cherries and plums then raspberry. Oak has a moment within the bouquet yet fades as the fruit and mineral dominates as the wine opens out in glass. Textured, taut, youthful and dry as the wine touches the palate. Fine tannins, highly polished layer in texture and length, acidity has finesse and crunch while the fruit carries the voice of pinot. A combination of pinosity and texture, harmony between textures and a lengthy finish. Well made with best drinking from 2024 through 2030+.

93 points camdouglasms.com

Light ruby. A cool and delicately perfumed nose with subtle aromas of reduction, crushed strawberry, raspberry and wild herbs. Not a showy wine but there is a quiet elegance to it. The palate is light and lively with juicy sweet umeboshi and red berry fruit, mouthwatering acidity and a lifted finish with powder-fine tannins. Immediate enjoyment here with accessible and plentiful fruit and a twist of savoury on the end. Appetisingly modern for mid-term 25 JAN 2024 Drink 2025–2032

92 points SW MW therealreview.com

Sourced from the 2014 planted Bedford Vineyard, on the western side of the valley. Abel, 777 and 942 clones on mostly free-draining, stony, gravelly soils. Hard-harvested, 100% destemmed and wild fermented with twice daily hand-plunging. 14 months' maturation in French oak, 15% new. Unfined and unfiltered. 

Light ruby in colour with bright pink reflections. Despite its bright appearance, there's loads of complexity, with deep notes of white mushroom, dark cherries, and freshly turned earth.