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2022 Burn Cottage Sauvage Vineyard Pinot Noir 750mL
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97 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate Dec 2023
The 2021 Sauvage Vineyard Pinot Noir is supremely pretty. It’s elegant and fine and still powerful, thanks to the Bannockburn area; however, the wine itself shows rose petals and spring flowers, graphite and pencil lead, white pepper and tapenade. Svelte and sleek, this is composed and detailed and so, so good. I am (mostly) resisting hyperbole and adverbs here. This is a standout wine from a superstar producer—an asset for the region and indeed the country (and the New World in general). 13.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.
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Our Single Vineyard wine from the 20+ year old Sauvage Vineyard in Bannockburn. The vineyard itself is located under hills once prized for gold in this region, now cloaked in wild thyme and rosehip. The land below is widely sought after for Pinot Noir and the foothills are framed with vines. Savory aromatics with fine pepper notes, enticing florals, rich dark fruit and earthy characters coming through. Supple with wonderful layers starting to emerge, there is a lovely focus and length to the palate and fine tannin framework. Expect this wine to reward over the coming years, also cellaring potential to 10-12 years. – Claire Mulholland, Burn Cottage
Juicy and lively strawberries, red plums and lavender followed by vanilla beans, salted caramel and a touch of squeezed orange wedge. Mineral. Medium-bodied wine with fine velvety tannins and acidity. Very precisely framed wine with great harmony. It’s beautiful already but will age gracefully. Drink or hold. 96 points. JamesSuckling.com Oct 2023
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Burn Cottage is a biodynamically farmed, family-owned vineyard nestled in the foothills of the Pisa Range in Central Otago. Owners Marquis and Dianne Sauvage, visiting from the USA, were instantly smitten by the region’s beauty and the potential of Pinot Noir in this dramatic landscape. After years of searching, they found their perfect site in 2002—rolling hills, north-facing slopes, diverse soils—and began a new chapter. With guidance from Ted Lemon
(Littorai), they planted their first vines in 2003 and farmed the land organically and biodynamically from day one.
Today, winemaker Claire Mulholland gently steers this remarkable site, crafting wines with clarity, elegance, and soul. Pinot Noir is the estate’s centrepiece, joined by small parcels of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. Burn Cottage is a rare and special place—one that radiates
beauty and purpose in every bottle.
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