Reviews

I’m not one to turn down the opportunity to try wines side by side that have a few years age difference – wine is always a learning game, and the …

Framingham Select Riesling: 2016 vs 2024 Read More

A special project that I’ve only seen from this 2015 vintage. I understand it was a set of three wines, using 100% whole bunch ferments and the same 777 clone …

Gibbston Valley ‘Bendigo Uncut’ Pinot Noir 2015 Read More

At a lunch, the sommelier suggests that this wine is “the best Chardonnay on the island” – so I have to try it! A pale peachy-gold colour in the glass, …

Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2022 Read More

A red blend, from Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay, sealed under cork. A Merlot-dominant wine, it also contains the Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. An opaque …

Clearview Estate Old Olive Block 2003 Read More

A single vineyard wine, from a hectare of vines that capture the last of the days sunlight in Bannockburn, Central Otago. A bright, pale straw colour in the glass. The …

Bald Hills ‘Last Light’ Riesling 2024 Read More

Grown on the Churton biodynamic and organic vineyard above the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough. Natural State Field Blend is a composition of their three white varieties – Viognier, Petit Manseng and …

Churton ‘Natural State’ Field Blend 2022 Read More

A wine from Marlborough – mostly Mendoza clone, with the balance being Clone 95. A pale golden green in the glass. The perfume is bright and full, leading with a …

Greywacke Chardonnay 2022 Read More

A riesling in an off-dry style, grown on the Mt Maude vineyard in Wanaka. Translucent lemon-green colour in the glass. A wispy bouquet with precise varietal aromas of lime zest, …

Maude Mt Maude East Block Riesling 2024 Read More

A slight departure from the regular reviews I’ve done for this excellent Hawke’s Bay producer. I’ll let them explain: “The Penelope Radburnd range was founded with one clear purpose, to …

Radburnd ‘Penelope’ Chardonnay 2024 Read More