Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir (2022)

Excellent bouquet and style with a core of place and definitive style showcasing savoury spices and plum, dried raspberry and earthy qualities.

Firm yet finer tannins profile and backbone of acidity lead into flavours that mirror the bouquet. Well made, youthful and settled into this stage of maturing in a hold pattern for now.

Well-made and lengthy with a raw energy appeal, decent oak and lengthy finish.

Best from 2027 through 2037.

Cameron Douglas - Master Sommelier (Dec 2024)

Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir (2022)

Refined and gorgeously expressed, showing sweet cherry, dark plum, olive, clove, porcini and toasted almond nuances on the nose.

The palate displays excellent concentration and silky flow, splendidly complemented by plush texture and layers of polished tannins, making it wonderfully harmonious and structured.

At its best: now to 2035.

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Sam Kim / Wine Orbit

Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Noir (2022)

Sweetly fruited nose, smoke, dusty gravel, red fruits, plum, wisps of herb, a boldly fruited style. Richly flavoured palate based on raspberry and liquorice, integrated and ready to enjoy, it’s all about the generosity of expression. With air, there’s liqueur fruits amplifying the rich, sweetly fruited core, a style guaranteed to win the hearts of many.

Rating Very Good to Excellent

Mark Henderson / Otago Daily Times

Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Proprietor's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (2023)

A gorgeously styled, barrel-fermented rendition, the enticing bouquet shows grapefruit, crunchy apple, lemon peel, oatmeal and beeswax nuances, leading to a finely flowing palate that's impressively concentrated and splendidly textured with saline mouthfeel.

Wonderfully structured by vibrant acidity, finishing superbly long and captivating.

At its best: now to 2033.

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Sam Kim / Wine Orbit

Coal Pit Central Otago Proprietor's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (2023)

Fascinating nose triggering different impressions, smoke, snow pea, grassy aspects along with a sense of sumptuousness. Powerful palate, flavours dancing between herb, citrus and snow pea, with an almost minty backdrop. A drier expression, a cooling core of acidity brings real raciness, I suspect a wonderful food choice. Not your typical SB, bravo to that, a wine to contemplate.

Rating Excellent

Mark Henderson / Otago Daily Times

Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Rosé

(2024)

Again the subtlety card before fruit jelly, red apple, nectarine and a stony mineral quality reveal themselves. Great texture, chewiness to the structure, silkiness building, while the flavours swell as it flows to a long close. Fleshes out nicely on nose and palate with air. Still some youthful tautness; while already enjoyable I suspect it will really hit its straps in the months ahead.

Rating Excellent

Mark Henderson / Otago Daily Times

Coal Pit Tiwha Central Otago Pinot Rosé (2023)

An emerging star label…..bright, light pink. Already delicious, it is vigorous and vibrantly fruity, with delicate peach, watermelon, strawberry and spice flavours, lively acidity, and a dry finely poised, long finish.

Michael Cooper