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Five years after our initial planting we were rewarded with our first full production in 2006 which will be remembered as a truly 'vintage year'.
A short and uniform flowering and plenty of sunshine in early spring, followed by a wonderful warm summer, and a classic long dry autumn to finish the season, ensured an excellent vintage.
TASTING NOTES
Our 2006 Hawkshead Pinot Noir captured these conditions with brilliant garnet colour, a slight purple edge, and aromas of sun drenched dark berryfruit, and ripe plums. It is reminiscent of Damask Rose with perfumed floral notes and a hint of hillside thyme. The wine is lively and vibrant on the palate with restrained fruit and balanced acidity. Unfolding layers of flavour are ripe dark berries, chocolate, cardamom and thyme are carried by fine structured tannins. 2006 Hawkshead Pinot Noir is a wine with body, wonderful mouth feel, and great length.
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REVIEWS
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #176, April 2008
93 Point Rating
"A lovely, lifted nose of brambly red fruit with a hint of clovesÉgood complexity and definition. The palate is medium bodied, very well balanced with a natural sense of elegance about it. Beautiful crisp red berries, wild strawberry and forest floor on the finish. Good length. This is a top quality Pinot Noir. Excellent. Tasted January 2008. Drink 2008-2015. 93 Point Rating"
Bob Campbell MW, BobsWineReviews.com, July 2007
93 Points, 5 Stars
"Dense, deep wine, very conc with layers of black fruit flavours and lovely spicy oak. Very impressive. Great texture and good drying finish."
Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide to New Zealand Wine 2008
4.5 Stars
"The impressive 2006 vintage (4 & half stars) is a single vineyard red, hand harvested at Gibbston, in Central Otago and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques (40 per cent new). Scented and deeply coloured, with concentrated sweet-fruit flavours of cherries and dried herbs, woven with fresh acidity, it shows excellent complexity and potential."
Wine & Spirit Magazine, November 2007
90 points
"Denis Marshall's winery is named after the home of his ancestor, the naturalist William Swainson FRS, who emigrated to New Zealand in 1841. Aided by winemaking consultant Grant Taylor, he produces just one wine. His 2006 is a svelte, smoky cocktail of lush berry and plum flavours, with hints of chocolate and spice. Drink 2007-2012."
Cuisine Magazine, November 2008
4 Stars, Recommended
"The aromatic sensuality cries Pinot; the wine's balance, grip and elegance all say Gibbston Valley. A good package," noted Larry McKenna.
AWARDS
 London International Wine & Spirit Competition Silver Medal, 2007
 Air New Zealand Wine Awards Silver Medal, 2007
 New Zealand International Wine Show Silver Medal, 2007
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