The 2005 Vintage was rated as 91 points by Robert Parker Parker's Wine Advocate but I personally think this wine is even better.

This is what they said about last years vintage "The 2005 Rippon Pinot Noir has a distinctive charcoal-tinged nose, the palate showing more concentration and weight than the 2004, the finish muted and more introverted. If ever there was a producer that gave a tantalizing glimpse of what New Zealand Pinot Noir can achieve with mature vines i.e. over 20-years in age, then it is Rippon Vineyard, whose first, pioneering block was planted on schist soils by Rolfe Mills back in 1981 in Wanaka, Central Otago. The winemaking is now directed by Rolfe’s ambitious son Nick Mills. His tenures in Burgundy with the likes of Jean-Jacques Confuron and Domaine de la Romanee-Conti are evidenced in Nick’s occasionally superlative wines. Their 15-hectares of vineyard are now run under biodynamic principles although they are not as yet officially certified.

6 or more bottles $56.99 NZD

5 bottles or less $59.99 NZD