Awarded Super Classic Status, Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide 2009
 
"The flight of Pegasus Bay Pinot Noirs continued to illustrate their burgundy influence, the reds often reminiscent of Morey-saint-Denis".

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, USA

2008

92+/100 points “…this medium bodied Pinot is seductively textured with a medium level of velvety tannins.  The finish     is long.  It’s temptingly approachable now, though should reward cellaring.”     - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, USA

92/100 points “… this very young wine is harmonious from the outset.  Most impressive today on the tactile, gripping finish, which features a dusty minerality and superb length …”  

Steven Tanzer, USA

Elegantly proportioned... Seemingly soft and supple, the accessibility gives way to good structure and a subtle build-up of flavours... Long and sustained on the finish.”

Raymond Chan, www.raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz

2007

94/100 points 

“A dark smelling one: fruit cake and chocolate but definitively pinot noir.  Powerful flavour and structure, with long-lasting mouth aromas.  Will age well for at least five years.”

Tim White, Australi

Awarded Top Tip

"Yet another top class wine from Pegasus Bay. Intensely floral aromas....Warm, giving, powerful and perfectly in balance".

TizWine.com.NZ

Top 10 New Zealand Wines

Mark O'Halleron, Decanter Magazine

92/100 points

"Pegasus Bay is the stand-out winery in New Zealand's Waipara, where pinot is King"

Huon Hooke, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, Oct 09

94/100 points

"Big, robust and slightly rustic pinot nor.  It's full-bodied, rich ad quite chewy with layers of ripe plum, dark berry and mixed spice".

Bob Campbell, MW, GTW Magazine, Australia, Oct/Nov 09
 

2006

"Dense almost chewy Pinot Noir with an appealing rustic note..."

Decanter Magazine, UK
 
92/100 points 

"Very well balanced on the palate, slightly grainy tannins...very natural dry finish. Superb!"

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, USA

95/100 points 

"I'm not sure if the secret is relatively old vines or low crop yields, or both, but this delivers concentrated and powerful wine every year."

Bob Campbell MW, Gourmet Wine, Australi

92/100 points 
"...A very sophisticated and complex New Zealand Pinot with a captivating juicy quality and terrific cut. The tannins are fine-grained and firm, and the long, dry finish reveals excellent spine".

Stephen Tanzer, USA