Reviews

A blended red wine – using Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec from the Gillman vineyard of 1.5 acres in Matakana. A near black, brooding garnet red colour in the glass …

Gillman 2008 Read More

A red wine from the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, in a superb vintage. A near-black purple tone in the glass. The bouquet is smoky and musky – intriguingly …

Mission Estate Reserve Cabernet Franc 2020 Read More

An organic white wine from Gisborne – a region famous for the varietal. A pale greenish gold in the glass. There is oak here – vanilla, baking spice, wheat biscuit, …

Wrights Estate Chardonnay 2024 Read More

Dedicated to the producer’s Grandmother Doris, this red wine is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec from Hawke’s Bay. A garnet red in the glass, with a smoky, …

Jenny Dobson ‘Doris’ 2021 Read More

A wine from Gisborne that takes from an unusual source – Carmenère grapes. It has a bold blush of dark pink to the colour in the glass. The perfume is …

TW Lilly Rosé 2024 Read More

Selected parcels produce a top tier wine from this producer, bottled in small quantities. A pale steely green colour in the glass. A power-packed bouquet balances green notes of crushed …

Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read More

A sparkling wine from the Waipara region in North Canterbury. Using Albariño grapes in an undisgorged Pet Nat (Col Fundo) style. A pale silvery green colour in the glass. The …

Matter of Time Albariño Pet Nat 2024 Read More

A white wine from Marlborough, in the style of a German Spätlese – which we would put at ‘medium/sweet’ in terms of sweetness. It has 83g/l of residual sugar, and …

Fromm Riesling Spätlese 2007 Read More

A Sauvignon Blanc from ‘The Golden Mile’ of the Rapaura sub-region in Marlborough. Very pale straw-green in the glass, with a vibrant bouquet, bursting with pineapple, passionfruit, greengage, grapefruit, woody …

Georges Michel Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Read More