Reviews

A Cabernet Franc from Hawke’s Bay – from a new range of wines, all with names and faces on the labels that are dedicated to family members – this one …

Jenny Dobson ‘Francie’ 2021 Read More

At a recent Chardonnay Expo of 2019 wines, this was one of the star bottles –  I’ve tasted (and reviewed) this wine before but it had probably flown under my …

Black Barn Vineyards ‘Block 191’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More

Described as ‘an amber wine’ by the maker – Amy Farnsworth – (see interview here > https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=9433). Using fruit from the Two Terraces vineyard in Hawke’s Bay, and – note …

Amoise Albarino 2023 Read More

The icon-level white wine from Man O’ War on Waiheke Island. A shining golden colour in the glass. Youthfully bright aromas of apricot, peach, apple, grapefruit, cashew, lemon peel, baguette …

Man O’ War Kulta ‘Mathilde’ 2021 Read More

A wine from Ollie Powrie’s garage in Hawke’s Bay, using fruit from the Lyon’s Vineyard. A very pale lemon-green colour, with a delicate and light-bodied fragrance of lemon, grapefruit, apple, …

Chateau Garage Chardonnay 2022 Read More

The Basket Press red blend is only made in years where the Cabernet Sauvignon harvest is good enough – just a dozen times in the long history of Clearview Estate. …

Clearview Estate ‘The Basket Press’ 2015 Read More

The top-of-the-line white wine from Church Road in Hawke’s Bay. I tried this on release and it is fascinating to taste again, now with a few years of slumbering in …

Church Road ‘Tom’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More

The wine that brought the first 100/100 score from New Zealand Master of Wine Bob Campbell. Mendoza clone fruit from across their Moutere vineyards in Nelson. Quite golden in the …

Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay 2014 Read More