On the palate - flavours of dark berries and plum, cherry and savoury dried herb qualities the a touch of sour cherry to stretch the palate before the new wood textures and flavours take over Firm tannins and medium+ acidity, a core of fruits and plenty of pinosity. Well made, young and needing cellar time.

Pegasus Bay is a family-owned winery, established back in 1970 in the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury on New Zealand’s South Island, an area currently making some very exciting wines.