Isabel Estate Aratoro Pinot Noir 2024, Isabel Estate, Marlborough. This single vineyard Pinot Noir from the Wairau Valley delivers dense plum and red cherry aromas laced with violets, black cherry, dried herbs and cocoa that showcase Marlborough’s cool-climate finesse and complexity.

The palate is concentrated yet beautifully poised, with layered dark fruits, savoury earthiness and fine silky tannins driving through to a long, spice-threaded finish that’s got serious elegance and cellaring potential. Crack this beauty alongside wood-fired duck, roast lamb with rosemary, wild mushroom risotto or aged hard cheeses for a sophisticated Kiwi red that’ll convert any Burgundy lover and empty the cellar fast.