Peregrine Pinot Noir 2017
From Central Otago, and a great vintage, this multi award-winner (most recently the Champion Organic Red at NZ Wine of the Year) is made with fruit from Bendigo, Pisa and …
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From Central Otago, and a great vintage, this multi award-winner (most recently the Champion Organic Red at NZ Wine of the Year) is made with fruit from Bendigo, Pisa and …
Peregrine Pinot Noir 2017 Read MoreA Central Otago Chardonnay from a single vineyard site in Lowburn. Light lemon-green in the glass, with fresh tropical aromas of pineapple, cherry blossom and brioche on the nose. An …
Matt Connell Lowburn SV Chardonnay 2018 Read MoreA North Canterbury wine, from a Biogro-certified vineyard. Pale straw colour, with apricot and white peach, plus an elderflower lift to the nose. The palate is rich and succulent – …
Terrace Edge Pinot Gris 2017 Read MoreFairly rare to find a New Zealand Tempranillo, the grape that made its name in Rioja wines – but here, from the great red wine district of Gimblett Gravels, is …
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Tempranillo 2018 Read MoreMade by Kate Radburnd in tanks at cool temperatures, with no oak. ‘Sur Lie’ indicates that the wine is kept on the dead yeast cells (lie) – these are then …
Pask Small Batch Chardonnay ‘Sur Lie’ 2014 Read MoreNot shy of winning hatfuls of awards and medals, the latest vintage of this stellar Central Otago Pinot Noir just won another Gold Medal – at NZIWS this October. A beautiful …
Wild Earth Pinot Noir 2017 Read MoreFirst of a couple of aromatics this weekend – trying to go through the cellar a bit. Don’t know much about this wine… a lemon-gold in the glass, and has …
Beach House ‘Stoney Beach Gravel’ Gewurztraminer 2013 Read MoreFrom Tietjen Witters (TW) on the “golden slope” in Gisborne, this wine is a blend of Viognier and Chardonnay. There’s a very floral nose to this wine – honeysuckle and …
TW Wines CV 2017 Read MoreFrom Central Otago, the fruit sourced from 26-year old dry-grown vines in Wanaka. A brilliant pale lemon-green in the glass, with an expressive, toasty bouquet of citrus, cashew and chamomile. …
Lamont Chardonnay 2018 Read MoreA Central Otago Riesling, made in the dry style. Very pale straw colour – this has bright, fresh scents of lime, grapefruit and just a whiff of kerosene. A zesty …
Rockburn Dry Riesling 2019 Read More