Hesket Estate

Pinot Noir

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  Vintage 2025
  96 points Wine Companion

Get out the good glasses, this wine deserves it. Brings a deep, essence-like quality to the glass in scents of aromatic rose and violet, rose hip, pressed flowers, black cherry, Damson plum and bramble with a flourish of dried herbs. Oozes finesse. Fills the palate with a deep concentration of beautifully ripe red fruits dressed artfully in spice, dried herbs and carried across the tongue in firm, fine tannins. Oak toast builds an extra layer of interest. The result is a wine of hidden power and great elegance.

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  Vintage 2019
  95 points

Bright rose petal aromas of sweet red and blue berries, dark cherries and plums with tight-grained oak and musky, spicy undertones reveal a faint earthiness and a hint of mint. It’s smooth and sumptuous, with a brightly lit core of forest berries, cherries and plums underpinned by fine, silky tannins and wrapped in a lively acidity. Finishing long and savoury, it’s balanced and stylish, able to unfold more layers of fruit and texture with breathing. JEREMY OLIVER.