Reviews

A Hawke’s Bay wine, using Clone 548 fruit from the Fratelli vineyard in Bridge Pa, and some Mendoza clone fruit from the Two Terraces vineyard in Mangatahi. A vibrant pale …

Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay 2022 Read More

From the beautiful Hawke’s Bay vineyard of the same name – made from organic Sauvignon Blanc with plenty of skin contact before pressing. A slightly opaque golden colour, with just …

The Supernatural 2022 Read More

A Marlborough wine, blended from four different clones from grapes grown at the producer’s home vineyard in the lower Wairau Valley, the Wrekin Vineyard on the clay hillsides of the …

Astrolabe Chardonnay 2023 Read More

One of New Zealand’s great ‘Bordeaux style’ red wines – from a steep hillside vineyard in Bayview, Hawke’s Bay. The low yielding vines were planted back in 1989 and  The …

Esk Valley Heipipi The Terraces 2020 Read More

There wouldn’t be many more than a dozen vineyards in the country that are regarded as such top-level quality that their names are instantly recognisable to wine fans and writ …

Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay 2016 Read More

One of the Elephant Hill designations – each expression drawn from one of ‘Sea’ (Te Awanga), ‘Earth’ (Bridge Pa) and ‘Stone’ (Gimblett Gravels). A pale gold colour in the glass. …

Elephant Hill ‘Earth’ Chardonnay 2022 Read More

Using Syrah from the Hopesgrove vineyard in Hawke’s Bay in a natural style, and designed to be served lightly chilled. In the glass it is darker than a rosé – …

Aard ‘Le Petit’ Syrah 2023 Read More

A first release for this new label comes from the McCreanor Vineyard in Martinborough. A pale, lemon colour in the glass, with just a sheen of silvery metallic to the …

Oraterra Pinot Gris 2023 Read More