Pike & Joyce W.J.J. Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

This wine honours the co-founder of Pike and Joyce and is only released in exceptional vintages. The colour is quite brilliant, with deep crimson notes evident. The aroma is compelling and captivating from the start, with a combination of strawberry and cherry with deeper plummy notes working in against a backdrop of high-end florals and typical spicy characters. The palate is complex, layered, engaging, and interwoven with many things happening. Primary aromas of roses and a sort of dark forest floor truffly nuanced with spicy lifts and a touch of herbal notes adding further to it. It’s medium to light-bodied but has some power as it drives purposefully to a long finish framed by fine-grained chalky tannins and an excellent use of oak. This wine comes from quite an elevated site and shows both impeccable winemaking and classy quality fruit.