The story of Doctor's Flat Vineyard begins in the late 1980s, in France and California, where Steve Davies first encountered great practitioners of old world winemaking, and the best of new world innovators. By 1999 Steve had settled in Central Otago, making Pinot for Akarua and on the hunt for his own land. He was looking for something in particular—a site that would offer all the conditions he had come to believe were essential for great Pinot. It was a long and thorough search, and in 2002 he found it, an elevated site on deep glacial gravels in Bannockburn. After then making wine for Carrick and supplying grapes to Valli, Steve's Doctor's Flat label is establishing a stellar reputation in New Zealand and overseas for sheer quality and command of both style and terroir.
What The Critics Say
95/100 and 5 stars Jasper Morris MW
"A beautifully fine boned pinot that focuses on purity and clarity of expression. Red fruited with a lovely ferrous, slightly bunchy cinnamon stick edge. Effortless, it carries its concentration with ease. Light on its feet, tannins are fine grained and ripe. Masses of charm and appeal. Quietly persistent. December 2023." Drink from 2025 - 2032
95/100 Bob Campbell
"Elegant wine with vanilla, dark-fleshed plum, cassis, dark cherry and wild thyme. Deliciously drinkable now but shouid develop well with bottle age. Well-structured with a backbone of ripe tannins and vibrant acidity." Drink 2024 to 2030.
