Rockburn ‘Stolen Kiss’ Rosé 2022
From Central Otago Pinot Noir, pretty and bright in the bottle and a pale berry pink in the glass. Terrific aromatics that start off sweet like the scented interior of …
Rockburn ‘Stolen Kiss’ Rosé 2022 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From Central Otago Pinot Noir, pretty and bright in the bottle and a pale berry pink in the glass. Terrific aromatics that start off sweet like the scented interior of …
Rockburn ‘Stolen Kiss’ Rosé 2022 Read MoreThere is a movement in Marlborough in the last few years seeking to showcase the different aspects of vineyards located throughout the different areas of ‘Marlborough’ as a whole, and …
Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe’ Sauvignon Blanc 2022 releases Read MoreA single vineyard Chardonnay – coming from Marlborough’s Omaka Valley. A pale lemon-green in the glass, with an opening salvo of smoky reductivity and citrus on the nose. Tangerine, red …
Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Chardonnay 2020 Read MoreAn appealing pale berry pink – brightening the table at lunch, and looking very smart in the glass. A blend of Pinot Noir (giving the colour) and Pinot Gris – …
Yealands Reserve Rosé 2021 Read MoreMade by Forrest in Marlborough, a naturally lower alcohol wine (at a modest 9%) from one of the low-alcohol pioneers. A very pale green-straw colour in the glass, with a …
The Doctors’ Riesling 2020 Read MoreFrom syrah grapes, the special block that they create an excellent single vineyard Syrah from in Hawke’s Bay. A refined, coppery salmon pink colour in the glass, with delicate floral …
Trinity Hill ‘Thomson’s Block’ Rosé 2022 Read MoreA pale lemon-gold colour in the glass, with aromatics of peach, blanched almond, tangerine, nutmeg, pear, nougat and a floral jasmine element. Dry, well balanced and with a complex, layered …
Astrolabe The Farm Chardonnay 2019 Read MoreDoes what it says on the tin. A Barossa Shiraz. A deep, dark, rich nose of blackcurrant jam, pepper, dark chocolate, anise, bramble, cranberry, kirsch, and the tang of a …
Chaffey Bros Wine Co. Synonymous* Barossa Shiraz 2019 Read MoreFrom Gibbston Valley in Central Otago. A deep ruby purple in the glass, with varietally pure and appealing aromatics. Perfumed with cherry, plum, anise, vanilla, raspberry, lavender, blood orange, with …
Coal Pit Tiwha Pinot Noir 2019 Read MoreFrom the Seaview vineyard in Awatere, Marlborough. A wine I have a great regard for, having tracked down tank samples at the winery last year and gave the ’21 edition …
Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Read More