Reviews

A ‘late harvest’ style of riesling, from the pioneers of Waipara – described by the producer as ‘the sister wine to our Bel Canto dry riesling’. 2014 was a great …

Pegasus Bay Aria Riesling 2014 Read More

A red ‘Bordeaux blend’ wine from this Te Awanga Estate – ‘Enigma’ is a right bank style with the blend containing 75% Merlot, 16.5% Malbec and 8.5% Cabernet Franc. Fermented …

Clearview Estate Enigma 2015 Read More

A single vineyard wine, from their Home Block vineyard in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. An inky burgundy-purple colour in the glass. The bouquet has stunning varietal typicity and depth of flavour. …

Wairau River Reserve Pinot Noir 2024 Read More

A red blend from Waiheke Island – made of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot. Sealed under cork – in excellent condition. …

Destiny Bay Mystae 2010 Read More

Tasted at the Cellar Door, in Rapaura – this is a Marlborough Chardonnay from the pioneering Hunter’s label. A touch of struck-match flint to the aromas, overlaid on peach, grapefruit …

Hunter’s Offshoot Chardonnay 2023 Read More

The icon wine from the Bridge Pa, Hawke’s Bay, label Paritua is aimed at making a wine that can sit alongside the best of New Zealand’s ‘Bordeaux Blend’ reds. Only …

Paritua ’21.12’ 2013 Read More

An organic, vegan friendly and single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. What sets this apart is the use of tannin extracted from green tea leaves (Camelia sinesis) in the winemaking …

Love Block Tee Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read More

A new wine to the Craggy Range line-up – coming from Clone 115 fruit grown on their Te Muna Road vineyards in Martinborough. A medium-density cardinal/ruby red colour in the …

Craggy Range ‘Block 1’ Pinot Noir 2024 Read More

A revisit of a wine that I first tasted back in 2024 – ‘Cumulus’ is a white wine made from a blend of two varietals – 80% Chardonnay and 20% …

Hopesgrove ‘Cumulus’ white blend 2023 Read More