A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Hawke’s Bay wine, from the Bridge Pa Triangle. Light golden-green in the glass, with all the hallmarks of the ‘modern’ New Zealand Chardonnay on the nose – flinty, slightly …
Ash Ridge Estate Chardonnay 2018 Read More
After scoring a hugely creditable second place, podium finish, in the WineFolio Top 10 tasting with their Reserve Pinot Gris… we were committed to trying the other wines from this …
Mills Reef Reserve wines – 16.03.2020 Read More
Made, I am reliably told, by Rudi Bauer during his time making wines for Hay’s Lake – then Rockburn. A Central Otago Pinot Gris – sealed under cork. Sensational nose …
Rockburn Pinot Gris 2002 Read More
From the multi-award-winning Twin Valleys vineyard of Peter and Ann Reed. A bright light straw yellow in the glass, with a lifted nose of rose petal, musk and a touch …
Lake Chalice Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2015 Read More
From their elevated, biodynamic, Demeter certified Bendigo Estate vineyard comes this extraordinary single vineyard wine. A brilliant lemon-green in the glass, with a complex bouquet of ripe peach, lime and …
Quartz Reef Chardonnay 2018 Read MoreAt the recent WineFolio Top 10 Tasting of Pinot Gris, the top three wines came from Soljans, Mills Reef and Framingham (in that order). We thought it would be an …
Soljans Estate wines: 29 Feb 2020 Read MoreIn my mind certainly, this wine is becoming an iconic Central Otago Pinot. From the Wanaka vineyard – vines that are on steep land, necessarily trimmed by hand. A bright …
Maude – Central Otago Mt Maude Pinot Noir 2018 Read MoreA Marlborough wine; bright, clear lemon-yellow in the glass. Heady aroma of ripe sweet fruit, underlined by that struck-match funky note of ‘modern’ chardonnay. A shining acidity to this, with …
Te Pa Chardonnay 2017 Read MoreFrom 3 selected Hawke’s Bay vineyards, and from a great vintage. Drunk this weekend, after 6 years in bottle. A light golden colour, greening at the edges. A noticeably smoky …
Morton Estate Three Vineyards Chardonnay 2013 Read More
Valli’s winemaker, Jen Parr, just won NZ Winemaker of the Year at the Gourmet Traveller WINE NZ awards – this is one of several Pinot Noir that Valli produce from …
Valli Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir 2018 Read More