Fruit/barrels that don’t make the grade for the straight Carrick Pinot Noir label are normally (2008 vintage vagaries aside) declassified into the ‘Unraveled’ label. The 2009 Unraveled Pinot Noir has a medium ruby-purple color and pronounced black cherry and mulberry aromas with some violets, underbrush and spice box. This medium-full bodied wine follows-through with a good amount of berry fruit in the mouth supported by medium-high acid, a medium level of grainy tannins and a long finish. Drink it now through 2014. In the heart of Central Otago’s Bannockburn, Steve Green’s vineyards at Carrick may be teenagers, but are already beginning to provide a peek at just what they can produce. There are 22 hectare’s devoted to vines with the plantings taking place in 1994, 1996 and 1997. Jane Docherty has been the winemaker since 2008, taking over from Steve Davies.Owner Steve Green was in the process of negotiating with a new USA importer when I met with him.