CLOS HENRI PINOT NOIR 2019 750 ML

4 points Wine Enthusiast Outer quote mark This quality-focused biodynamic producer's Petit Clos range is always great value. This vintage, an excellent one in Marlborough, gives particular bang for buck. The wine is the color of freshly squeezed cherry juice, and the vibrant nose offers oodles of plump summer berries just off the bush, along with stalky, floral undertones. The palate is equally exuberant, the juicy fruit wound by firm, textural tannins. A charmer of a wine for knocking back at a barbecue. Inner quote mark (11/2020) 92 points James Suckling Outer quote mark A very fresh, modern and spicy pinot that has abundant red and dark-cherry aromas with violets. Some gently herbal notes, too. The palate has a very smooth-honed blueberry and dark-cherry core. Smooth tannins and a nice build into the finish. Drink now. Inner quote mark (11/2020) Bob Campbell Outer quote mark Bright, fresh pinot noir with cherry, violet, fresh herb and delicately spicy flavours. An accessible, medium-bodied wine, with good acidity and a suede-like texture from peppery tannins. Inner quote mark (12/2020) Vinous Outer quote mark Despite hailing from Clos Henri's younger Pinot Noir vines, this is darkly fruited and savory; perhaps that's something to do with Clos Henri's makers being French. It's a ripe style with violets, dark plum fruit, licorice, pencil lead and Christmas-cake-like spice. There's a dry, savory finish with sappy tannins and refreshing acidity. A Marlborough Pinot with a structure that clearly has one foot in the old world. Inner quote mark