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Overview
The 2022 Dicey Bannockburn Pinot Noir is a Central Otago red wine drawn from Dicey’s Inlet and Black Rabbit vineyards. It captures Bannockburn’s rocky, dry and windblown landscape in a precise, linear and elegant Pinot Noir style, combining red cherry, violet, wild herb and mineral detail with fine tannin structure.
Vintage & Winemaking
Vintage 2022 was close to an ideal growing season in Bannockburn, with no significant frost or wind pressure, a warm and wet start, a hot dry middle period and a long, cool ripening finish. The wine is a blend of 64% Inlet and 36% Black Rabbit fruit, fermented with 10% whole cluster and 90% destemmed fruit across 10 ferments.
The average time on skins was 24 days, including a 7-day cold soak, 8-day fermentation and 9-day post-ferment maceration. Fermentation was carried out with indigenous yeast and minimal cap management. Natural malolactic fermentation took place in spring, followed by 11 months in barrel, with 27% new oak and the remainder older oak. Bottled unfined and filtered in October 2023.
Product Highlights
- Bannockburn Pinot Noir from Central Otago
- 64% Inlet and 36% Black Rabbit vineyards
- 10% whole cluster, 90% destemmed
- Indigenous yeast fermentation
- 11 months in barrel with 27% new oak
- Bottled unfined
- 94 points from Cameron Douglas MS, tasted September 2025
- 94 points from Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy, tasted November 2024
- 92+ points from Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion, published 13 July 2026
Critic Scores & Reviews
94 points - Cameron Douglas MS | Tasted: September 2025
Classic Central Otago dried herb and savoury spice aromas frame dark plum, raspberry, dark cherry and smoky wood tones, with mineral tension, generosity of fruit and firm tannin-acid structure.
94 points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy | Tasted: November 2024
92+ points - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion | Published: 13 July 2026
Lifted red cherry, raspberry and red plum aromas with exotic spice, citrus blossom, char siu, amaro herbs, dried citrus rind and earthy detail. The palate is medium-bodied with red fruits, spice, fine silty tannins and a bright mineral line.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Red cherry, violet and wild herb.
Palate: Precise, linear and elegant, with red fruit, savoury spice, mineral tension and fine tannins.
Food Pairing
Pair with roast duck, game birds, lamb, mushroom dishes, char siu pork, roast chicken or soft cheeses.
Cellaring Potential
Best drinking from 2027 through 2033, with Dicey suggesting a broader drinking window of 2 to 15 years from vintage.
About Dicey
Dicey is a Bannockburn producer shaped by family, rocky ground and the risk of making wine in one of Central Otago’s most unforgiving landscapes. Brothers James and Matt Dicey work side by side across three family vineyards — Swansong, Black Rabbit and Inlet — capturing the colours, extremes and annual rhythm of Bannockburn in each release.
Specifications
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Vintage: 2022
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Producer: Dicey
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Wine: Bannockburn Pinot Noir
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Country: New Zealand
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Region: Central Otago
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Sub-Region: Bannockburn
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Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
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Wine Style: Red Wine
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Sweetness: Dry
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Bottle Size: 750ml
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Alcohol: 13.8%
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TA: 4.6 g/L
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Residual Sugar: <1 g/L
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pH: 3.72
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Harvest Date: 1-17 April 2022
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Vineyard Composition: 64% Inlet, 36% Black Rabbit
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Fermentation: 10% whole cluster, 90% destemmed, indigenous yeast
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Time in Barrel: 11 months
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Oak: 27% new oak, remainder older oak
