Stoney Rise Pinot Noir 2024

Dusty dark cherry, clove-studded orange, plum, whispers of earth and forest floor, and ground nutmeg lead. With air, the earthy notes rise and become more prominent, and some delicate crushed violet florals enter the mix to add further allure. It doesn’t take long for the quality-to-price ratio to become clearly in the consumer’s favour. The palate is lifted and suave with lovely tension and elegant flow. Dark cherry and plum perfume sit above violets, clove, blood orange and gently turned earth. The acidity is a real feature here — it pierces through the finish like lightning — with a fine-but-firm sheath of powdery tannins adding frame. Good length and solid complexity. This is a very good offering at $38.