98 points - "The fruit used in this cuvée is harvested from vineyards on the eastern end of Puruatanga Road, on soils predominantly featuring free-draining gravel. This second release is screaming minerality, with a noticeable graphite-like foreword. Then cinnamon, bramble, a touch of clove, nutmeg, and cedar. Oak and whole bunches are not the only features here, as there is a noticeable amaro, Campari-like note, and aromatic herbs enriching the picture. Again, there is a seaweed-like salty element complemented by a lick of green walnut. It is a highly well-balanced wine; the palate being the exact photocopy of the nose, which, in case you ask, no, it’s not always that obvious. Light on its feet, yet bold. The precise line of acidity is caressing the palate and melting into a persistent length of flavours; having tried this wine from an open bottle from the day before, I see how much the oxygen benefited it. And if the proof is in the pudding, a wine that can stand against oxygen so well, and so effortlessly- and actually improving with air exposure- got the final word." - Lisa Cardelli (Wine Pilot)

97 points - "Perfumed with ripe strawberries and fresh flowers, like pink roses, as well as some of their stems and leaves. Black mushrooms and hints of mulch. Medium- to full-bodied with polished and refined tannins that give a fine velvety texture and a long and flavorful finish. Stony undertone at the end. Hard not to drink if you like crunchy, young and serious pinot, but try to be patient." - James Suckling (James Suckling)

97 points - "This is the second release from the Kotinga vineyard, a site on the edge of the river terrace of Martinborough. Produced in a large (2280L) foudre barrel. It's a striking wine for its tension, Italianate tannin profile, gossamer flow of dark cherry fruit, cranberry lift, pleasing earthiness and alpine herb detail. A gentle seasoning of hazelnut savouriness, too. There's a sense of inward concentration, brooding and dark fruit and spice drive with intent through the wine. All of this flecked with crushed quartz and limestone-like minerality; a crispness through the finish for pleasure. Magnificent, multidimensional and so darn satisfying." - Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "The 2021 Kotinga Pinot Noir leads with clove and ferrous, star anise and pomegranate. The mid-palate is sapid and intense and walks a tightrope of fleshy and tense. It has an energy that sits on the precipice of pleasure and pain, or an intensity akin to the focus required right in that second before you catch a ball. It's an utterly engaging wine. This is the best part about Pinot—intrigue and satisfaction." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

95 points - "A wonderful sense of place and variety with a bouquet of fresh flowers and soil, a savoury complexity then scents of cherries and plums, some raspberry compote and perfumes from lees and site. A dry wine touches the palate first, with a tautness and youthful energy, firm-ish yet ripe polished tannins. The palate takes a while to dissolve the tannins leaving behind a complex and engaging wines led by fruit, structure and poise. Acidity sets the backbone of the structure in place, along with tannins, then flavours of cherries and plums, then savoury spice layers return. Delicious, textured, velvety and long, a wine for the cellar with best drinking likely from 2027 through 2037+." - Cam Douglas MS (Cam Douglas MS)

95 points - "Mid-crimson. A ripe nose with a sweet core of red and black fruit coulis framed by crunchy cocoa nib and incense-like whole-bunch aromas. Quite structured with tamarillo savoury fruit underneath. Closed, young and un-evolved. Innately complex with concentrated, submerged flavours of violet and purple fruit. The palate closes down with tannins on the back, resulting in a reserved but classical structure. This needs a few years to relax and unfurl but I suspect it will always be on the firm side." - Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review)

The second release of our Kotinga Pinot Noir, this wine is made up entirely from the Dijon clones of 115, 667 and 777 making this wine high energy.
Bright fruit aromas of cherry, red currant, and plum stone, set the scene on the nose. The palate opens with a flourish of supple tannins uplifted with fluid acidity. Flavours of grapefruit and juniper spread through to the end of the palate.
Aged in a 2280 litre foudre (very large oak barrel) instead of the traditional 228 litre barrique to highlight and retain the bright crunchy qualities of Dijon clones.
These vines are grown on gravels.
This is a delightful wine and unique expression of Martinborough that is playful now and will also reward cellaring.