Burn Cottage

Central Otago Pinot Noir from single-vineyard sites, rated by major critics.

Burn Cottage produces Pinot Noir from Central Otago, New Zealand's southernmost wine region. The winery's portfolio centers on single-vineyard expressions: the Burn Cottage Vineyard and Sauvage Vineyard bottlings, both rated 94.4 by prestige critics including Wine Spectator, Decanter, Wine Advocate, and Falstaff. A broader Cashburn Pinot Noir rounds the range at 93.0. Central Otago's continental climate—marked by intense sun, cool nights, and schist soils—shapes the character of its Pinot Noirs: wines with depth, structure, and the dark fruit intensity the region is known for. Burn Cottage's focus on vineyard-specific releases reflects the terroir-driven approach that defines serious Pinot production in this cool-climate zone.