CE VIN EST JUSTE DIVIN MERCI

"Ce vin est juste divin merci" - a nod in the direction of any catholics reading since today is yet another of the nutty Catholic Church special days named 'Divine Mercy Sunday'.

OK, my apologies there to readers of other religious persuasions and to the more reasonable and atheistic ones. The influence there came from a reader named Robert the catholic cleaner who, like his god goes by many names and manifestations. He likes a mention as it keeps him happy OK? It's best to have happy religious people rather than disgruntled ones, as ... well anyone who is living in schismatic countries.

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This post is about a wine that I just opened (early afternoon to allow it to breathe a bit before dinner this evening) and, on tasting it had to say to myself "Ce vin est juste divin merci".

The wine is Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings 2022 Pinot Noir   

It's very smart and is being discounted at $26 a bottle by several on-line sellers. I bought 3 bottles from one of them and, after trying it today will seek out more.

As you know, and especially from what I said in my previous post I'm a bit skeptical of wine reviewers and wine retailers' reviews which are written to stimulate sales. With this wine however I was attracted to the "2 points off perfect with a huge 98/100 by Top 3 Global Wine Critic James Suckling" that Fine Wine Delivery Company advertised.

James Suckling says… “Gorgeous aromas of fresh flowers, ripe strawberries and tangerine blossoms. Medium-bodied with a lovely balance of fruit and acidity and a creamy texture that is open and cashmere-like in texture. Wonderful finish. A triumph. A joy to drink. Drink or hold.”

Our Tasting Panel 96/100 Review…

Enticing florals with sweet notes of strawberry, cherry, plum and subtle dried thyme. Medium-bodied with deceptive weight of flavour and a delicious vibrancy threading the layers of cherry, berry and plum. The texture has a cashmere like feel… the finish is subtly mouthwatering and seductive. Enjoy now or 3-5 years from vintage… with herb crusted chicken or thyme roasted lamb.

        Fine Wine Delivery Company

Other sellers are also complimentary on this wine without blowing their own trumpets. 

A wise man once said “find the best vineyard sites you can because you can’t out perform your vineyards.” So they found the Sancta vineyard on the now world famous Felton Road in Bannockburn and set up shop.

Terra Sancta. It means sacred earth, holy land and there’s definitely something pretty bloody special about this little corner of the wine world. It’s home to the first vines planted in Bannockburn. And the firsts don’t stop there, these guys can also claim to be the first producer of a wine based Botanical Aperitivo in NZ, the first to plant the Lagrien variety, the first super premium Rosé and the first Rosé producer to make Michael Cooper’s “Super Classic” list.

Once upon a time Otago was all about rabbits and gold. The gold’s gone and the Rabbits are stew – now it’s the grapes that are worth their weight in gold (and especially Pinot Noir!) in these neck of the woods. The Mysterious Diggings label is named after those mining days of old.

This the Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir from the 2022 vintage. Using Pinot Noir from their Bannockburn vineyards the guys at Terra Sancta describe this one as a “delicious, vibrant Pinot Noir” and reckon she’s all good to drink now up to 5 years from vintage.

The Good Wine Company

Here's the tasting note from the winery.

I like this because it's informative and not over-the-top effusive and describes the wine well.


$25.99 was a good price for this and I'll enjoy a half bottle tonight with the mince pie and mash I'm making for dinner.