A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From the Kuranui vineyard in the Upper Awatere – a great place for Pinot. Fresh and inviting on the nose, with dried herb, plum, redcurrant, bramble, violets and toffee-caramel aromas. …
Leveret Estate Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015 Read More
A new label to me – from the Wairarapa, neat presentation. A delightful pale salmon pink in the glass. Dry in style and perfumed with a cranberry, cherry, red apple, …
Le Grá Pinot Noir Rosé 2020 Read More
A deep, dark, ruby hue in the glass. The nose is firm, leading with raspberry, black cherry, damson, elderberry, Campari – then violets, thyme and bayleaf follow through. Medium to …
Church Road Grand Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 Read More
A new label to me – from the North Canterbury region of Waipara. Dark ruby/crimson, with blueberry, raspberry and doris plum, lavender, truffle and thyme on the nose. A savoury …
Dancing Water Pinot Noir 2019 Read More
Edition 2 of this wine that became quite the talking point on release last year. Pale green/lemon yellow in the glass. The nose is clean, bright with elegance and depth. …
Helio Chardonnay 2020 Read More
Very pale lemon yellow in the glass, with a restrained nose of jasmine, satsuma, melon, lemongrass and just a hint of petrol. Much bigger through the palate. Ripe, succulent and …
Lake Chalice The Falcon Riesling 2020 Read More
What was Tony’s top level wine (before ‘Zen’) this barrel-fermented wine comes from the much-admired, dry-farmed Skeetfield vineyard in Dartmoor, Hawke’s Bay. An effusive nose, serving up red apple, sweetcorn, …
Tony Bish Skeetfield Chardonnay 2019 Read More
Fruit from very low-yielding vines on their hottest vineyard block, a mix of 50% Viognier, 30% Marsanne and 20% Rousanne results in this classic Rhone Valley style white blend. Intensely …
Hans Herzog Estate ‘Mistral’ 2017 Read More
From Hawke’s Bay and the lauded 2013 vintage, comes this Bordeaux blend red. Inkily dark garnet; perfumed with blackcurrant, raspberry, liquorice, chamomile, cinnamon and elderberry. The Merlot shows a deep, …
Kim Crawford ‘Small Parcels’ Corner 50 Vineyard Merlot-Cabernet 2013 Read More
A year on from release, the Estate has developed beautifully. With a slightly reductive opening on the nose, that then shows roast cashew, lemon rind, peach, golden apple and grapefruit, …
Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2019 Read More