Takapoto Single Vineyard Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2016
Takapoto Estate
Bob Campbell MW - Best new label from New Zealand
Andy Anderson has only made two wines under his Takapoto Estate label. The first was a 2012 Pinot Noir made from Bannockburn grapes. It won the trophy for World’s Best Pinot Noir at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London, one of the world’s largest wine shows that reviews over 20,000 wines each year. His second wine, also a pinot noir but this time made from grapes grown in the Gibbston subregion and harvested in 2014 also won World’s Best Pinot Noir at the IWSC. That’s a strong endorsement for Anderson’s skill as a winemaker. (Announced in Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine, February 2019)