A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A single vineyard wine, from their Hawke’s Bay Gimblett Gravels vineyard. A pale lemon yellow with green towards the edges. Richly aromatic with white peach, roast almond croissant, mandarin peel …
Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2017 Read More
As I review wines, there’s a tendency to seek out ‘the best’. I want to find those great wines produced in New Zealand and present them to you, with my …
Church Road Chardonnay 2016 Read More
A Hawke’s Bay blend, with 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruit coming from Bridge Pa and the Gimblett Gravels. Hand picked, treated gently with careful sorting and cold …
Radburnd Cellars Merlot Cabernet 2018 Read More
Selected from a couple of vineyards in the Awatere Valley, this Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc brings everything we love about this varietal and presents a couple of twists. A translucent pale …
Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
A Marlborough wine, from Dillons Point on the lower Wairau Plains, showing a rich nose of guava, green apple, grapefruit and lime zest. Fairly complex and concentrated. Juicy on the …
Holdaway Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
From their ‘Seasonal’ range, comes a chardonnay from Crownthorpe Clone 15 fruit. Classic, pale lemon yellow-green colour, with citrus flower, gunflint roast almond and peach aromas on the nose. A …
The Hunting Lodge Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 Read More
Handpicked fruit from The Landing estate in the excellent 2019 vintage, this barrique-fermented Chardonnay is a vibrant pale lemon-yellow in the glass. Aromas of peach, orange blossom and roast almond …
The Landing Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A single vineyard wine, from the Maybern vineyard behind the Johanneshof Cellar Door in Koromiko, in Marlborough. A translucent scarlet colour – with a gleam of orange and gold at …
Johanneshof Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 Read More
Organised Chaos Pinot Gris 2020 A Hawke’s Bay wine, made with Eskdale fruit. A bright pale gold, greening at the edges – invitingly crisp and fresh on the nose. Perfumed …
Organised Chaos 2020 whites: Pinot Gris • Chardonnay • Chenin Blanc Read More
From the Te Muna Road vineyard in Martinborough, comes this Pinot Gris from the excellent 2020 vintage. Palest silvery lemon-green in the glass, with scintillating floral notes and perfumed with …
Craggy Range Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2020 Read More