St Hugo Barossa Shiraz 2018
A deep, dark claret red in the glass, with a lovely pop of boysenberry, plum, smoky white wood, raspberry, black pepper, cloves and cocoa on the nose. Lighter than I …
St Hugo Barossa Shiraz 2018 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A deep, dark claret red in the glass, with a lovely pop of boysenberry, plum, smoky white wood, raspberry, black pepper, cloves and cocoa on the nose. Lighter than I …
St Hugo Barossa Shiraz 2018 Read MoreMade by Duncan Savage, using a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, plus smaller amounts of Clairette Blanc and Chenin Blanc from the Western Cape in South Africa. Delicately aromatic, …
Savage White 2015 Read MoreA Hawke’s Bay wine, another beauty from the winning 2019 vintage. Crisp and bright – a green-lemon colour, with a shy but elegant nose. Pure and clean notes of white …
Zaria Chardonnay 2019 Read MoreA dense ruby-purple colour in the glass. Varietally pure aromatics, with black cherry, bramble, raspberry, cinnamon, hazelnut, damson plum and a lift of violet florals on the nose. The core …
Rockburn ‘The Art’ Pinot Noir 2021 Read MoreA pale golden-slate in the glass, with a waft of equally golden aromas – pear, ginger, quince, allspice, white peach and honeysuckle on the nose. Succulently ripe and just off-dry …
Trinity Hill Pinot Gris 2022 Read More‘Expression’ Extra-Brut 2010 A blanc de blancs champagne – so 100% Chardonnay – from Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger / Oger and Avize. A pale gold in the glass, …
Champagne Jean Louis Vergnon x 2 Read MoreA youthful, bright, pale lemon-green in the glass. The bouquet reveals quince, grapefruit, white pepper, cashew nut, white peach, wheat biscuit and geranium. The palate has a core of minerality …
Black Barn 191 Chardonnay 2019 Read MoreA blanc-de-blancs single vineyard ‘Grower champagne’ from Merfy – the “Heurtebise” vineyard. Very dry, but also wonderfully complex. The nose shows this in spades – almond, fennel, creme fraiche, white …
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet Heurtebise 2017 Read MoreFrom a single vineyard site in Waiheke’s Onetangi Valley. A pale golden-lemon colour in the glass. Crisp, bountiful aromatics of grapefruit, vanilla, lemon zest, brioche, white pepper, nectarine and chestnut. …
Sam Harrop Cedalion Chardonnay 2019 Read MoreA Heathcote wine (supplied by a resident expert) from Victoria, Australia. An italian variety, and rather European in style – in this expression. A dense ruby red in the glass. …
Vinea Marson Sangiovese 2016 Read More