A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Showing excellent varietal character, with red plum, musk rose, lavender and mocha on the nose. Concentrated and balanced, although a nice backbone of chewy tannin lurks at the core. Hearty …
Marsden ‘Vigot’ Syrah 2017 Read More
Drunk to celebrate the inaugural Méthode Marlborough Day, and as a delicious starting point to a gourmet night of wine and food. A vintage wine with 3 years and 9 …
No.1 Estate Cuvée Virginie 2016 Read More
With fruit from the pristine Two Terraces vineyard in Hawke’s Bay. Palest translucent lemon yellow in the glass. Mineral, apricot, red apple, acacia florals and orange peel on the nose. …
Esk Valley Albarino 2020 Read More
A bold opening, with its near-trademark struck-match reductive flintiness, orange peel, roast cashew, peach and a lift of heady citrus blossom. More elegant on the palate than the nose suggests, if …
Vidal Legacy Chardonnay 2019 Read More
So what is it about Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay? Over a couple of extended trips down to the region in 2020, it started to become apparent, by the end of the …
12 reasons to love Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay Read More
From the Gimblett Gravels, the excellent Hawke’s Bay 2019 vintage. Translucent, medium ruby in the glass, with youthful aromas of lilac, plum, cinnamon and redcurrant. Vivid and fleshed with bright …
Stonecroft Zinfandel 2019 Read More
Moving from Singapore, Andy and Misha Wilkinson spend eighteen months searching for the perfect spot to pursue a new passion – a patch of land that would produce heart-stoppingly good …
Misha’s Vineyard Vertical Tasting – March 2021 Read More
When Takaki Okada was growing up in Tokyo, Japan, he naturally had no inkling of the world of fine wine that he now inhabits as an adult living and making …
Celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of Folium Read More
A Hawke’s Bay wine, from the Tantallon vineyard in Bridge Pa. A portion fermented in barrel and the remainder in tank. Invitingly aromatic, with a lifted jasmine, then lemon, oyster …
FalconHead Viognier 2019 Read More
From Ohiti Valley, Hawke’s Bay comes this reserve wine with a few years under its belt, and 2016 a cracking year for Chardonnays. It’s a very pale straw colour in …
Gunn Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2016 Read More