Pike & Joyce, Pinot Noir, Lenswood, Adelaide Hills, 2012

Established in the ultra-cool, high-elevation village of Lenswood, the Pike & Joyce project is a joint venture between two families of differing origins and experience. The Pike family has a pedigree of high-quality wine production in the Clare Valley and the Joyce family are fifth generation horticulturalists that joined together by marriage and teamed up to establish this 25-hectare estate in 1998. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay have demonstrated they are ideally suited to the terroir here, boosted to a new pinnacle by the outstanding 2012 vintage.   Roger Jones<br /> Sweet and delicate palate with great balance between controlled fruit and silky smooth oak. Hints of Asian spices; this would be great with Peking duck as you get lovely Chinese plum jam nuances from this. Complete.   Justin Knock<br /> Showstopping whole-bunch aromatics. Autumnal wood smoke, Lapsang Souchong tea, lavender and beautiful yet indefinable red fruits. Really sublime, classy and complex; almost otherworldly.   Anthony Rose<br /> Fine strawberry aromatic quality with lovely spicy oak. There is a seductively juicy mulberry fruit richness, incisive acidity and firm tannins with a firm dry, savoury feel to the finish.