Let it warm and breath a few hours, its 3.5*
The description of this wine was as a benchmark example of Marlborough Pinot Noir. I don't think it reaches those heights.
It is, as described: 'light' and 'Medium bodied'.
On first tasting, I was disappointed: 'light' meant thin, and the length consisted of alcohol bite in the upper rear pallet.
Came back to try again after 3 hours at room temperature, and the wine was much improved. The initial taste was now more rounded, less astringent. And the length improved - with cherry and oak replacing the thin bitter tannic tastes.
All in all, not a bad, young Pinot. Marginal at £9.99
PS: I wish wine was not given ambiguous qualities like 'a sense of place'. Objectively, that can only mean it tastes like other Marlborough Pinot - Just say so.