Carrick Billet Doux Pinot Noir 2023 isabella The palate is round and

The palate is round and beautifully balanced

intermingled with vanilla notes from the barrel-ageing

This is a rich and voluptuous wine with the requisite structure and freshness that inhibits any risk of presenting as over ripe or jammy

biscuity oak and citrusy nougat characters in the background

That was the year the Ducasse family purchased land from the much larger estate of Château Figeac

Carrick Billet Doux Pinot Noir 2023 isabella The palate is round andA lovely wine from an organic Central Otago producer, Carrick. The estate's longstanding ethos of organic viticulture and winemaking has allowed them to strike out with a beautiful label or two of natural wine. Made without sulfites or additives by strictly non intervention methods, this wine offers a sort of sophisticated simplicity in which the bright juicy fruit doesn't feel too crafted, retaining a nice directness within its flow of linear acidity