A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A red blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc) from the Owhanake Peninsula on Waiheke island, and an excellent vintage. A deep, inky purple colour in the glass. …
Stormwood ‘Meritage’ 2020 Read More
From the Lawson and Chittick/Pask vineyards in Hawke’s Bay. The label states ‘barrel-fermented in new french oak puncheons then aged for a further 15 weeks on light yeast lees’. At …
Esk Valley Reserve Chenin Blanc 1991 Read More
Elegant and effusive on the nose, with red cherry, plum, boysenberry, peppercorn, spice and herb adding seasoning. There is a restrained, lacy, lightness of touch at play from the nose …
Valli Gibbston Pinot Noir 2022 Read More
Sourced from Limestone Coast and Clare Valley. Winner of a Gold medal at NZIWS this year. Plenty of menthol and eucalypt on the nose here – with sweet lush red …
Taylors Reserve Parcel Shiraz 2021 Read More
A wine from the well-known Cornerstone Vineyard, in Hawke’s Bay. A darkly, inky purple in the glass. Very ‘old world’ on the nose, it has all the varietal signature of …
Chateau Garage Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Read More
A rare grape variety in New Zealand (best known in southern Italy) with just a few hectares planted – this from the Howell vineyard in Hawke’s Bay – made in …
Sam Harrop Bridge Pa Fiano 2020 Read More
Peregrine Pinot Noir 2021 A Central Otago wine, taking fruit from across Bendigo (48%), Pisa (44%) and Gibbston (8%) to present a well-balanced picture of why this region is famed …
Peregrine Pinot Noirs – 2015 vs 2021 Read More
Distinctively perfumed as usual – blueberry, blood orange, redcurrant, cherry cola, blackcurrant, sandalwood, and smoky incense. The palate is bright, crunchy and concentrated. Although quite tense and reined-in at this …
Valli Waitaki Pinot Noir 2022 Read More
This is the second time that Coal Pit have released their Bendigo Pinot Noir – looking beyond their home in Gibbston, with a different expression of Central Otago Pinot. The …
Coal Pit Bendigo Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022 Read More
The second instalment in the G. H. Mumm champagne house ‘Terroirs’ collection, and collaboration with Pernod Ricard Winemakers, featuring wine regions (in New Zealand) that produce fine Pinot Noir, and …
Mumm Central Otago Blanc de Noirs NV Read More