Mount Brown Estates Rosé 2020
A rosé blended from Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Syrah, from the Waipara Valley and was the Trophy winning rosé at last years NZ International Wine Show. A blushing pink in …
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A rosé blended from Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Syrah, from the Waipara Valley and was the Trophy winning rosé at last years NZ International Wine Show. A blushing pink in …
Mount Brown Estates Rosé 2020 Read More
Started as a project in 2012, and now the subject of a PhD thesis, Greystone began to experiment with the concept of beginning the ferment – in fact the whole …
Greystone ‘Vineyard Ferment’ Pinot Noir 2019 Read More
From their vineyard on the Karikari Peninsula, way up north, this Chardonnay is an appealing lemon-gold colour in the glass. A slightly old-school set of aromas, with a rich, oatmeal, …
Karikari Estate Chardonnay 2019 Read More
Pale lemon gold with a green tinge in the glass. Aromas of green apple, lime zest ginger and apricot. Juicy and tart on the palate, with tangerine, lychee, preserved lemon …
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Dry Riesling 2018 Read More
Lemon-green with a hint of straw in the glass. Effusive, appetising aromas of peach, satsuma, sweetcorn, golden apple, lemon peel with a struck match, smoky minerality, and a note of …
Greywacke Chardonnay 2017 Read More
Blushing crimson-ruby in the glass, with a concentration to the aromas of damson, nutmeg, red cherry, sumac, enhanced with an ethereal top note of lilac and violet florals. A jazzy …
Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2018 Read More
From the Seifried family vineyard at Brightwater – Zweigelt is a rare variety in New Zealand (although originally from Austria, and very popular there). Translucent ruby red in the glass, …
Seifried Zweigelt 2018 Read More
Bright lemon green in the glass, with vivid aromas of lemongrass, apricot, pine needle, crushed thyme and jalapeno, with a floral jasmine lift. The palate is concentrated, juicy, with grilled …
Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2018 Read More
A blend of Italian varieties Sangiovese and Montepulciano, rounded out with Cabernet Franc and Merlot, all grown on the Landing Estate vineyards in the Bay of Island in the excellent …
The Landing Boathouse ‘Vino Rosso’ 2019 Read More
A single vineyard wine, from the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, and from the excellent 2019 vintage. Opens with a mouth-watering bouquet of grapefruit, cashew, nectarine and caramel, lit …
Trinity Hill ‘125 Gimblett’ Chardonnay 2019 Read More