{"id":14800,"date":"2026-05-26T07:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=14800"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:36:59","slug":"bannock-brae-goldfields-pinot-noir-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=14800","title":{"rendered":"Bannock Brae \u2018Goldfields\u2019 Pinot Noir 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Pinot Noir from Central Otago &#8211; a result of masterful blending of various sites (you can read about this here &gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=14729\">www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=14729<\/a>). A dense burgundy red colour in the glass. The perfume is inviting and powerful, with some red cherry, bramble, doris plum, blood orange and pretty notes of wisteria and rose petals. The fruit upfront is quite tart and matches the keen acidity, and then it settles down and floods the palate. 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