Reviews

A single vineyard wine, from Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. Clean and bright with candy apple, lime zest, green melon and citrus blossom on the nose. In a medium style – well …

From grapes grown at the Elms Vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago. A vibrant pale green-lemon in the glass, and with lively aromatics of lime zest, freshly grated ginger, candied peel, …

From their Manata Vineyard in Lowburn. A mid-ruby colour, tinged with burgundy, and positively abundant with crunchy cherry, clove, damson, black pepper, raspberry and thyme aromas. Bloody and with a …

From a couple of sites in Hawke’s Bay comes this pale gold coloured Chardonnay, bursting with perfumes of flinty mineral, apricot, brioche, lemon peel and caramel. Dry, with a dashing …

Pale gold in the glass. On the nose is granny smith, apricot, lime and orange peel, with a chalky minerality and a sweet almond note. Take a sip though, and …

A new wine in the Icon series from Askerne – this one commemorates Dr John Loughlin – and the wines he crafted when owning Waimarama Estate Winery. An opaque, dark …

From Estate vineyards on Waiheke Island – a red blend with Merlot leading the way, with Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc in support. An inkily dark garnet red in …

From the Wrekin vineyard slopes, hand-picked and a portion barrel-fermented. A delicately pale green-gold colour in the glass, and with an aromatic nose that is filled with granny smith apple, …