Linden Estate Chardonnay 2018
A Eskdale Chardonnay, from a label that I’ve kept an eye on since my first foray to Hawke’s Bay twenty years ago. Bright, pale lemon with a golden hue in …
Linden Estate Chardonnay 2018 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Eskdale Chardonnay, from a label that I’ve kept an eye on since my first foray to Hawke’s Bay twenty years ago. Bright, pale lemon with a golden hue in …
Linden Estate Chardonnay 2018 Read MoreBright, dark ruby in the glass, with aromas of strawberry, sour cherry compote, redcurrant, orange rind, plum and warm baked earth. Briskly acidic, with fabulous line and length through the …
Kinross ‘The Pioneer’ Waitaki Pinot Noir 2020 Read MoreMeaning ‘territory’ in Te Reo Maori – these wines are part of a range that Rapaura Springs have created to showcase the sub-regions of Marlborough and how the distinct terroir …
Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe’ series Sauvignon Blanc 2021s Read MoreA single vineyard expression, from a vineyard in Dillon’s Point that was once dairy farmland. Arguably one of the best sub-regions from which to select your top-of-the-line Sauvignon Blanc. Whilst …
Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Read MoreFrom their ‘Someone’s Darling’ 9-hectare vineyard on the Bendigo Loop Road in Bendigo, Central Otago. Mdi-depth shade of ruby in the glass. Classic Bendigo on the nose – thyme, baked …
Love Block Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 Read MoreFrom vines in the Gimblett Gravels, planted in 1992, made in very limited quantities. A bright gold in the glass, with an amazing perfume – floral, with honeysuckle, rose petal …
Stonecroft Old-Vine Gewurztraminer 2019 Read MoreFrom their beautiful site in West Auckland, comes the multi-award winning Chardonnay. A brilliant pale lemon-green in the glass with a crisp, expressive nose of preserved lemon, hazelnut, mandarin peel …
Westbrook Waimauku Chardonnay 2016 Read MorePale gold in the glass, showing some bottle age of course, but still with a hint of green to the edges. Flinty, vibrant nose with a smoky minerality, then a …
Villa Maria Barrique Fermented Gisborne Chardonnay 2011 Read MoreBright and vibrant ruby red in the glass, with an effusive aroma of redcurrant, cherry and rosehip, with a lovely floral lift of violets. The lighter colour belies a broad …
Smith & Sheth CRU Kawarau Pinot Noir 2018 Read MoreWinner of the Trophy for Champion Sauvignon Blanc at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards this year. Elegant, aromatic and fresh with basil, passionfruit, honeydew, blackcurrant, sorrel and nectarine. Succulent, …
Seifried Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More