Reviews

An esteemed wine that was much praised on release – now released from under its cork and opened for enjoyment after twenty years in bottle. Gimblett Gravels fruit from the …

A wine from Martinborough, the heart of Pinot Noir – in the North Island certainly. A medium, bright ruby colour in the glass. It doesn’t have that signature Martinborough bloody, …

From grapes in the company vineyard comes this Chardonnay – an unusual find to get a wine from Waikato. A golden-green in the glass and on the nose, with abundant …

From a single vineyard at the base of Te Mata Peak, Havelock North. Complex, funky and flinty aromatics of peach, ginger, lemon peel, tarragon, grapefruit and nutmeg on the nose. …

From the Rockburn Parkburn Vineyard on the Pisa terrace, this years selection (of nine) by winemaker Malcolm Rees-Francis of the best barrels that express this site in this year. A …

Their top level Chardonnay, from a single vineyard in the Lower Waihopai Valley, Marlborough. 2016 is the current release – consumers reaping the benefits of some bottle age. A richly …

Block 1 is one of the company vineyards on a north-facing slope in Bannockburn. Stone fruit immediately on the nose, invitingly aromatic and laden with ripeness. Mandarin, melon and ginger …

Using Gimblett Gravels Malbec, rounded out with 20% Merlot, this is the ‘big’ wine of Daniel Brennan’s portfolio. A deep ruby-purple in the glass, with a rich aromatic profile on …

Elegantly presented, with a crisp aromatic profile, accented by citrus, cashew nut, red apple and nectarine on the nose. Intense and bright into the palate, lit with a busy rush …