Reviews

A white wine from Hawke’s Bay, and one that did much to bolster the region’s Chardonnay credentials – culminating in an award for ‘Best International Chardonnay’ for the 2021 bottling …

Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2016 Read More

Te Rehua is made using hand-picked fruit from the ‘Barton’ vineyard on Huangarua Road, in Martinborough – the 2016 growing season that was considered “exceptional” at the time, with no …

Escarpment Te Rehua Pinot Noir 2016 Read More

From the most southerly part of the Marlborough region – its unique position makes the vineyard ‘Marlborough’s first valley for budburst, but fog and cool breezes make it the last …

Astrolabe Kēkerengū Coast Pinot Gris 2022 Read More

Using Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from the Cornerstone Vineyard, in Gimblett Gravels area of Hawke’s Bay. The fruit de-stemmed and put into an amphora vessel. Plunged and then sealed up for …

Chateau Garage Amphora Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 Read More

A low-intervention winemaking style of Riesling using organic fruit from the Nelson region. A bright lemon-green colour in the glass. Delicately aromatic – this is no blockbuster – with lime, …

Unkel Juno Riesling 2024 Read More

A Chardonnay from Hawke’s Bay. Predominantly hand-harvested. 85% whole bunch with fermentation in French oak puncheons for 10 months, of which 10% was new. Sealed under screw cap. A pale, …

Craggy Range ‘Kidnappers Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2018 Read More

The top-tier Sauvignon Blanc from Giesen Wines in Marlborough. The producer labels it as ‘Bold, Complex and Unconventional – a Mark of the man’ – it’s named after the Giesen …

Giesen ‘The August’ Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Read More

A red ‘Bordeaux Blend’ from handpicked fruit sourced from 13 year old vines in the Gimblett Gravels of Hawke’s Bay. The blend is Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 35% and Cabernet …

Sacred Hill Helmsman 2013 Read More