Burn Cottage
Sauvage Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 750ml

The 2021 Sauvage Vineyard Pinot Noir is supremely pretty. It's elegant and fine and still powerful, thanks to the Bannockburn area; however, the wine itself shows rose petals and spring flowers, graphite and pencil lead, white pepper and tapenade. Svelte and sleek, this is composed and detailed and so, so good. I am (mostly) resisting hyperbole and adverbs here. This is a standout wine from a superstar producer—an asset for the region and indeed the country (and the New World in general). 13.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.

97 points Erin Larkin – The Wine Advocate

Well-structured, with a firm backbone to complement the dense core of flavors, including blackberry, wild blueberry and red fruit notes. Accents of Earl Grey tea and white pepper, plus hints of dried rose petal, forest floor and salted black licorice, linger on the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2033.

95 points

MaryAnn Worobiec

Senior Editor and Napa Bureau Chief - Wine Spectator

Juicy and lively strawberries, red plums and lavender followed by vanilla beans, salted caramel and a touch of squeezed orange wedge. Mineral. Medium-bodied wine with fine velvety tannins and acidity. Very precisely framed wine with great harmony. It’s beautiful already but will age gracefully. Drink or hold.

96 points James Suckling

When we first saw this 6ha vineyard on Felton Rd in Bannockburn, our gut feeling was that if we didn’t buy it, we would forever be burdened with buyer’s remorse. As it’s turned out our instincts were right, and this unique site, is delivering us Pinot Noir with complexity, opulence, richness and concentrated black plum, cherry and spice flavours. All the benchmarks of Bannockburn Pinot Noir with cellaring potential (10+ years).