Esk Valley Syrah 2021
A Hawke’s Bay Syrah from the ‘Artisanal’ range of Esk Valley wines. A deep garnet red colour in the glass, with an aroma led by boysenberry, blackcurrant and red plum, …
Esk Valley Syrah 2021 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Hawke’s Bay Syrah from the ‘Artisanal’ range of Esk Valley wines. A deep garnet red colour in the glass, with an aroma led by boysenberry, blackcurrant and red plum, …
Esk Valley Syrah 2021 Read MoreA single vineyard Pinot Noir from Terra Sancta’s 300m above sea-level Mysterious Diggings vineyard in Bannockburn. A translucent shade of garnet in the glass, with bright and perky aromatics of …
Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2022 Read MoreFrom the company’s family-owned and run vineyard high up the Awatere Valley. Just a light coppery shade of pink in the glass, with a soft mousse of bubbles. The perfume …
Clos Marguerite Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé 2019 Read MoreLabelled ‘Grand Cru Classé de Graves’, this white wine – 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon – from Pessac-Léognan is considered one of the world’s greatest white wines. A light …
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2006 Read MoreA pale golden, lime green colour in the glass. An elegant, under-stated perfume with good complexity. Some flinty, struck-match smokiness overlays lemon, white fig, melon, grapefruit, almond, nougat and tarragon …
Whitehaven Chardonnay 2022 Read MoreA wine from the Yarra Valley label, but sourced from Tasmanian fruit – Tassie being very much on-trend at the moment – from Coal River Valley vineyard, next door to …
Giant Steps Fatal Shore Pinot Noir 2021 Read MoreMade by traditional methods, and using a blend of 50% Chardonnay, 46% Pinot Noir and 4% Pinot Meunier – as they would in Champagne. The Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot …
Hunter’s Miri Miru Méthode Traditionelle NV Read MoreA deep ruby colour in the glass, with a signature Central Otago perfume of damson, rosehip, cherry, musky asian spice, pepper and thyme. The palate is compelling, laced with that …
Rockburn Eleven Barrels Parkburn Pinot Noir 2022 Read MoreOpened to taste in anticipation of ‘International Pinot Day’ in August 2023. The latest of two Pinots released under Rockburn’s ‘barrel’ series where winemaker Malcolm Rees-Francis searches for the very …
Rockburn Twelve Barrels Gibbston Pinot Noir 2022 Read MoreA Cabernet Franc from the Noetzli Family Vineyard in Maraekakaho, Hawke’s Bay. A light burgundy red in the glass. More of a Loire-inspired expression than Bordeaux, this has a crunch …
Three Fates Cabernet Franc 2022 Read More