A Canterbury icon winery in Pegasus Bay, the Main Divide range offers immense value for money, and this is a local favourite.

Main Divide Pinot Noir is made using traditional Burgundian methods. On release, the wine has a bright ruby hue. There are aromas and flavours of cherries and redberry fruits with impressions of raspberries, mulberries and blackberries. There are also savoury hints of grilled mushrooms, black olives and roast game.

Ripe fine-grained tannins give it structure and length, but these are covered with a velvety robe, leaving impressions of dark chocolate and spice.

While ready to drink on release it should develop extra nuances and complexities over the next few years in bottle.