The Eyrie Vineyards Daphne Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 (750ML)

97 Points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com: "A personal favorite at this tasting, the 2021 Pinot Noir Daphne is pure and vibrant and pours a jeweled ruby hue. Fresh with notes of cranberry cocktail, spiced orange, and saline, it’s medium-bodied and persistent on the palate. It brings great, balanced tension and ripe fruit, with a citrus-driven feel while remaining ripe, and has fine tannins and a long, mouthwatering finish. Drink 2025-2035." 09/23

96 Points, Clive Pursehouse, Decanter: "The highest elevation of the Eyrie sites, the Daphne vineyard planted in 1974, sits at 260m and on very shallow topsoil. Its hallmark is a Pinot Noir of great aromatic richness and complexity. The 2021 Daphne is wildly fragrant with crushed savoury herbs, wild violet florals and a great depth marked by tea leaves and smashed berry fruits. Despite the herbal character, a real purity of fruit shines through on the palate. Crunchy red berry fruits, notes of pomegranate molasses amid pine tar and flinty mineral flecks lift the wine's finish but promise of a developing character worth revisiting in a decade. (Drink between 2023-2036)" 05/23

96 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "Fantastic purity of fruit here, with beautiful aromas of lavender, rosemary, cranberries, wild strawberries, oranges and pomegranates. So concentrated and flavorful, with a medium body and sleek, silky tannins. Fantastic persistency of wild spice and berry fruit. From organically grown grapes. 151 cases. Delicious already, but better after 2024." 04/23

95 Points, Eric Guido, Vinous: "Darkly alluring, the 2021 Pinot Noir Daphne wafts up with a burst of crushed stones, giving way to licorice, cherry cola and violet pastille. This is silky-smooth and supple with ripe red and blue fruit depths underscored by tactile mineral tones as candied citrus hints emerge toward the close. This finishes staining, long and full of tension. A tart wild berry resonance lingers through the gently tannic and classically dry finale. Simply stunning. (Drink between 2025-2035)" 01/24