“You can tell straight away that this wine, with its translucent cherry hue, will be bright and bouncy. It smells like freshly squeezed cherry and strawberry juice, underscored by cinnamon stick, flowers and minerals. The palate is as light and fresh as the color and aroma suggest. The red berry flavors crunch and crackly amid a silky texture and gentle tug of tannins. Light, bright and a little stalky at the finish, this is a crowd-pleaser of a Pinot to be drunk fairly young and slightly chilled.” (Editors' Choice)

"That late vintage – and judicious early picking – has delivered a cool and elegant red, with a lucid, red cherry palate that is only medium bodied, lightly herbal and nice and fragrant. Imperceptible oak and all fruit, it’s a very pretty wine. But is it just a bit too lean? Is that quest for elegance at the expensive of true palate weight? Classy wine at every turn regardless."

“Very light in the glass, almost translucent, with aromas of cranberry, dried cherry, and dusty earth. Delightful on the palate: quite tart with lovely fruit, although reserved, particularly when compared to juicy fruit-driven Pinots from, say, the Russian River Valley. In fact, this is much more reminiscent of a French Pinot than any from the Golden State (California), not from Burgundy but from the Loire Valley (Sancerre).”

“From Australia comes the aromatic, medium-bodied 2017 Shaw + Smith Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir. Raspberry leads here. Expect this pinot to age well for a few years.” – 2 out of 5 stars (Very Good)

“Made from older vines, this has a seductive smoky-bacon nose with spicy wood oak notes. Tart dark cherry, round and with tannins but with enough structure to stand up to the roastiest (yes, that’s a word I just made up for this wine) parts of the turkey. Nice new world crowd pleaser.”

“Foresty and spice aromas. Cherry, currants, herbs and spice on the palate. A bit lean. Good plus.”

“It is hereby commanded that you bring your king more of  this peppery, bright goodness, immediately." (A-)

“Very nice, clean, classic Pinot with tight and tart cherry flavors and metallic, minerally notes in the finish.”