2021 Burn Cottage "Sauvage Vineyard" Pinot Noir Bannockburn Central Otago

Name: 2021 Burn Cottage "Sauvage Vineyard" Pinot Noir Bannockburn Central Otago
SKU: 1733054
Price: 74.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 95.25 (6 reviews)

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$74.99

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Wine Advocate

Reviewed December 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.

Professional Reviews

James Suckling

Review Date: 10/2023

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.

Wine Spectator

Review Date: 07/2024

Well-structured, with a firm backbone to complement the dense core of flavors, including blackberry, wild blueberry and red fruit notes. Accents of Earl Grey tea and white pepper, plus hints of dried rose petal, forest floor and salted black licorice, linger on the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2033.

Vinous

Review Date: 05/2024

The 2021 Pinot Noir Sauvage Vineyard is succulent, tender and feels unforced. Sitting comfortably on the palate, it already has a sense of approachability. It displays black cherries and fruit cake alongside integrated oak-derived cedar notes. Fine tension and a line on the finish provide an attractive sinewy element, drawing the wine out on the medium-long finish. The 2021 is done in a well-considered, unadulterated style. (RG)

Staff Reviews

Alex Leonardini

The 2021 Burn Cottage "Sauvage Vineyard" Pinot Noir is as pretty and elegant and complex as they come. The nose isn't so much explosive as it is pervasively intense and nuanced, with each smell offering a new layer of aromas. First, crushed rose and gardenia petals that are followed by a layer of graphite and pencil shavings. Then, red cherry is followed closely by sea brine until bright, ripe strawberries and a touch of peppercorn take the lead. The palate is magnetic, bringing all the florals and fruits and minerals from the nose together in a seamless and never-ending spiral of complex beauty. This is a wine structured for aging, but with so much happening now and soft enough tannins that it isn't required for optimal enjoyment. This isn't bargain wine, but there are few Pinot Noirs as staggeringly thought provoking as this, and the few there are cost far, far more.

Lilia McIntosh

Being a huge fan of Felton Road wines I am so excited to taste Burn Cottage! It's truly equal in power and complexity of flavors to Felton Road. This Pinot Noir has lovely savory notes of black tea and juicy red cherry at the same time, with layer of very subtle clove and star anise spice mix underneath it all. Finish goes on for ever and ever, it's very impressive! It's a structured wine with firm but light tannins which will help wine age gracefully yet you can certainly enjoy it now with food like duck, game meat and grilled salmon. If you like Pinot Noir, don't miss this opportunity.

Notes

Founded by Americans Marquis and Dianne Sauvage on land they purchased in Central Otago 2002, Burn Cottage was developed into a biodynamically-farmed Pinot Noir powerhouse with guidance from Littorai winemaker Ted Lemon. Their estate vineyard in Lowburn was one of the first in the region to be developed from bare land using strictly biodynamic farming principles. The winery follows a philosophy of minimal intervention, utilizing native yeasts, hand-harvesting, and French oak aging to ensure each vintage reflects the unique terroir of its schist and clay soils. Beyond its flagship estate Pinot Noir and single vineyard Pinot Noirs, the property functions as a diverse, self-sustaining farm system integrated with Highland cattle, beehives, and native flora, producing honest wines that are widely praised for their elegance, purity, and age-worthy complexity.

Details

Origin	New Zealand
Type/Varietal	Pinot Noir
SKU	1733054