Bell Hill Pinot Noir 2016 Abruzzo never too light

never too light

Vineyards: Yasa de Las Cuevas (1950) & (1954)

home to many of Laura's beehives and her best fruit

This has delivered on its early promise but will require patience to show all it has to offer

Bell Hill Pinot Noir 2016 Abruzzo never too lightThe wines of Bell Hill hold an almost mythical status amongst collectors of New Zealand's finest and rarest wines. Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen are not winemakers they are winegrowers. Their North Canterbury vineyard sits on a limestone slope modelled on the high density plantings of Burgundy, located within a former lime quarry in the Weka Pass and farmed biodynamically since 2007. The yields are tiny. The ambition is enormous. The Wine At 10