A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Single vineyard Chardonnay from the south-facing hillside Netherwood vineyard. A pale lemon-green in the glass, with lovely rich aromas of white nectarine, flinty mineral, chestnut, white cherry, pear, acacia and …
Black Estate Netherwood Chardonnay 2018 Read More
Church Road’s first Syrah release in the TOM series, their pinnacle winemaking. This 2015 wine is a deep, brooding, inky burgundy. Plenty of fleshy, bright fruit on the nose, with …
Church Road TOM Syrah 2015 Read More
From Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, and the excellent 2020 vintage. Palest green-gold in the glass, with aromas that aren’t probably what you’d expect from this varietal and location. The nose is …
Love Block Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
A Hawke’s Bay Syrah, from the Paritua vineyards in Bridge Pa. Darkest burgundy-ruby in the glass, appetisingly aromatic on the nose. With an instant lift of violet, rose and lavender, …
Paritua Syrah 2018 Read More
Handpicked fruit from the Purerua Peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the excellent 2019 harvest. Light golden-green in the glass, with an elegant nose of peach, chestnut, greengage and …
The Landing ‘Boathouse’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More
From one of the pioneer vineyards on Felton Road in Bannockburn, with Pinot Noir fruit grown specifically for this rosé. I’m sure I’m not the only one who likes their …
Terra Sancta Rosé 2019 Read More
From the company’s Waipara valley vineyards in North Canterbury. The vineyards contain an unusual mix of Sauvignon Blanc clones, including some golden-hued fruit of Loire heritage (376 and 530, for …
Greystone Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Read More
New Zealand Syrah is a wine that really speaks of where it is from, and this Gimblett Gravels Syrah – picked from across the blocks in the Craggy Range vineyard, …
Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Syrah 2019 Read More
From Central Otago, a second look at this 2018 wine after it appeared in the ‘Top 10 Tasting’ a while back. Elegant and appetising nose, with peach, nashi pear, ginger, …
Te Kano Pinot Gris 2018 Read More
From Estate-grown Martinborough fruit, a pale green-straw in the glass, with smoky, struck-match minerality immediate on the nose. Followed by a vibrant stonefruit waft of white peach and greengage, then …
Palliser Estate Chardonnay 2019 Read More