From the most prized slopes of Central Otago -- and made by the renowned Pinot Specialist, Grant Taylor -- the Valli Bannockburn is both definitve and delicious. Taylor achives such completeness in this wine by exploiting the dryness and warmth provided by this sub-regional hot-spot, while avoiding any potential excesses of these conditions by sourcing his grapes from vineyard which is not only superbly managed, but among the coolest in the area. Powerful and yet poised, the Valli Bannockburn is an outstanding wine to decant now or cellar.