Wild Irishman Macushla Pinot Noir 2024 [TWNZ 95]

Top Wineries of New Zealand Tasting, 2025, 95 points.

Judges: Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review), Jane Skelton MW (Inside Burgundy) John Saker (Te Whenua).

Ripe aromas of black raspberry, violets and black cherry with a light dusting of cinnamon and clove lead to a plush and generous palate with velvet tannins. The fruit is ripe and very concentrated, hinting at savoury notes with dried plum and spice as the submerged tannins firm up along the back-palate. Powerful and compact with innate depth, this intense wine has excellent length and will reward cellaring for many years 20 Nov 2025. Stephen Wong MW 95 points.

The 2024 Wild Irishman Macushla Pinot Noir is a wine of rare depth and elegance. ‘Macushla’, Gaelic for ‘my darling’, captures the soul of Gibbston with a level of complexity and concentration that feels almost unexpected from this cool-climate subregion.