PINOT NOIR 2009
This very aromatic and well structured wine exhibits fragrant red and black fruits underpinned with sweet spices, savoury notes and well defined ripe tannins. A very distinctive Pinot Noir that will cellar comfortably for five years or more.
John Belsham – Winemaker
AWARDS & REVIEWS
PURE SILVER – Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2010
SILVER – Decanter World Wine Awards 2011
SILVER – International Wine and Spirits Competition 2011
SILVER – Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2011 – FOOD & WINE Match
WINE OF THE WEEK
This has wonderful purity, clarity, elegance and fragrance – all cranberries, cherries, nutmeg and a hint of coffee with a satin-smooth texture. Very grown-up pinot noir, and the 2008 was just as good, which bodes well.
Joanna Simon – On Food and Wine (4 March 2011)
ARCHANGEL PINOT NOIR 2009 (91/100)
Slightly more mineral, smoky character here, a little bit of charry quality, and the fruit still there. More edgy than the 2008 perhaps, hinting at more structure and complexity, though without the seductive creaminess at this stage – though the ripe fruit is all there and suggests this will age nicely.
Tom Cannavan – www.wine-pages.com
ARCHANGEL PINOT NOIR (4 Star Rating) 
The 2009 vintage (4 Stars) is a single-vineyard red from Queensberry, halfway between Cromwell and Wanaka, and matured for 10 months in French oak barriques. Full-coloured, it is mouth-filling, sweet-fruited and vibrantly fruity, with concentrated cherry, plum, herb and spice flavours, and a subtle seasoning of oak. Potentially the best yet, the 2010 (4 Stars) is deeply coloured, with good density of cherry, plum and spice flavours, showing good complexity and suppleness.
Michael Cooper
ARCHANGEL PINOT NOIR 2009 (4 Star Rating)
Succulent style with a lovely spread of red plum and prune fruit. Cherry aromas, a hint of damson and fresh spice.
DECANTER.com
ARCHANGEL ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2009 (93 points)
There is something so very comfortable, soft and seductive about the best New Zealand Pinots, and this has all those qualities to spare. The suave, sensual palate is full of deliciously focused, unforced, pure dark red fruit – there’s not a hair out of place here. A real crowd-pleaser.
The Wine Gang (August 2011)
