Aces & Arrows Pinot Noir 2021
A Pinot Noir from Central Otago. A vibrant burgundy colour in the glass. Pinot should be a ‘mid-weight, aromatic red’ and this does that job very well, with a varietally …
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A Pinot Noir from Central Otago. A vibrant burgundy colour in the glass. Pinot should be a ‘mid-weight, aromatic red’ and this does that job very well, with a varietally …
Aces & Arrows Pinot Noir 2021 Read MoreFrom one of the oldest vineyards in Tasmania, overlooking historic Marion Bay. A deep ruby-burgundy colour in the glass. Bold and smoky aromas of blackberry, cherry and elderberry, with black …
Bream Creek Pinot Noir 2012 Read MoreFruit for the 2020 release of Yattarna – one of Australia’s great wines – comes from Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills. The style of Bin 144 has been edging ever …
Penfolds Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay 2020 Read MoreA Hawke’s Bay wine, from the Woodstock Vineyard in Ohiti. Last year’s vintage of this wine – the 2022 was reviewed here > www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=7459. A pale straw colour with tinges …
Trinity Hill Pinot Gris 2023 Read MoreMade from Pinot Noir – clone 777 – in Moutere, Nelson. A pale watermelon pink in the glass. Aromas of pomegranate, raspberry, redcurrant, peach and peppery spice on the nose. …
Neudorf ‘Tiritiri’ Rosé 2023 Read MoreA Chardonnay from the excellent Margaret River sub-region of Wilyabrup in Western Australia (home to Vasse Felix, Pierro, Cullen and more). Distinctively “Australian” on the nose, with its aromas of …
Moss Wood Wilyabrup Chardonnay 2015 Read MoreDescribed as being drawn from ‘selected sites from Hawke’s Bay’ and a ‘classic Hawke’s Bay summer’ for the vintage. In a good year, Merlot from the region is excellent, and …
Trinity Hill Merlot 2022 Read MoreDry River in Martinborough started out as an aromatic white wine producer in 1979 before becoming perhaps better-known for their Pinot Noir. For me, those whites are still their best …
Dry River Craighall Riesling 2012 Read MoreI’ve been through Bendigo on a few trips to Central Otago, but Tarras is a label that I’d heard about but never tasted – or knew anyone who had tasted …
New releases from Tarras – Bendigo Read MoreA white wine from Margaret River in Western Australia – home to some of Australia’s sensational Chardonnays. A small family-run vineyard in the Wilyabrup sub-region that also produces good Semillon …
Grace Farm Chardonnay 2014 Read More