Impressive, fresh, dark-cherry and blueberry aromas here with violet flowers, too. The palate has a very sleek, polished and velvety texture with ample,spiced-blueberry and red-cherry flavors, delivering a succulent, juicy and long finish. Really stunning pinot here. Drink now. Screw cap.

Lush and vibrant, with blackberry and blueberry flavors that are intense and powerful, yet still showing restraint and delicacy, with details of Earl Grey tea, white pepper, loam and cinnamon, lingering effortlessly on the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2033.—M.W

The biodynamic Felton Road is one of Central Otago's most highly respected estates. The Calvert Vineyard is one of their warmest and earliest ripening sites, therefore this is one of the brand's more structured Pinots. It starts with a heady perfume of brambly red and black berries, flowers on their stalks, warm stony mineral notes and a good helping of spicy, slightly mealy oak influence. The fruit in the mouth is tangy, smudged with charcoal tannins and wearing a girdle of oak. Still a baby, this should age with grace and beauty until 2030 or longer. - CHRISTINA PICKARD

Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2015 Calvert offers expressive black cherry, black raspberry and anise notes with suggestions of lavender and dried Provence herbs. Medium-bodied, soft, supple and packed with black berry flavors, it finishes with great length.- LPB