Pinot Noir Eclipse Set

100 James Suckling

2024 Raen Pacific Rock Pinot Noir

Pacific Rock is Raen's newest single-vineyard wine, with 2024 marking its inaugural vintage - the very first vintage made from this site, previously known as McDougall Ranch. The vineyard sits exposed to the coast's wind and sun, so the vines respond with thicker trunks, gnarled canopies, and thick-skinned grapes, giving the wine a clear intensity of flavour and aroma. An inviting mix of dried flowers and savoury, umami notes opens in the glass. It tastes complex, with a mix of tart, dark berries showing real richness of fruit but no sense of weight, carried by fine-grained tannin and a sense of minerality and freshness in the finish. A touch tight right now; made with 100% whole-cluster fermentation, it will certainly evolve in interesting ways over the next few years. A lovely addition to Raen's portfolio.

95 Jeb Dunnuck

2024 Spaerics Super Set Pinot Noir

A perfumed bouquet of mountain raspberry, wild strawberry, crushed violets, and damp earth unfurls gracefully against a backdrop of cloves and hints of Earl Grey tea and a smooch of white mushroom cap. The palate is medium-bodied and bright, shaped by fine-grained tannins and a vibrant streak of acidity that frames the layers of red plum and forest floor on a remarkably long, savory finish.

98+ The Wine Illuminati

2025 Nisi Bentrock Pinot Noir

Sourced from two distinct hillside blocks. Dark cherry, black tea, and crushed stone give way to clove, dried rose, and a whisper of wet slate. Full bodied and dense, held by fine, chalky tannin and a taut spine of acidity. The finish is long, mineral, and quietly powerful, unfolding well after the glass is empty.