Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2009
Using fruit from the Gimblett Gravels – one of the label’s top wines, and well cellared at over a dozen years. A dense burgundy red in the glass, showing little …
Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2009 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
Using fruit from the Gimblett Gravels – one of the label’s top wines, and well cellared at over a dozen years. A dense burgundy red in the glass, showing little …
Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2009 Read MoreA Waiheke Island wine, from an excellent vintage in 2020. A pale straw colour in the glass, with a perfume that is quite tight but alluring – white peach, ginger, …
Tantalus Cachette Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Read MoreThe top white wine from Craggy Range – Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay – had a four-year break while their Gimblett Gravels Vineyard was replanted. This 2019 is the first in …
Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux 2019 Read MoreA blend of the Te Kano Estate Gerome and Northburn Vineyards, made from three clones – Mendoza, 1066 and 548. Appetising aromas of lemon, peach, apple and sliced fennel, with …
Te Kano Chardonnay 2021 Read MoreFrom the Clearview Estate at Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay. A dark purple-mauve in the glass, with a definitive aroma of Syrah. Fragrant with bramble, damson, fig, star anise, black …
Clearview Estate Reserve Syrah 2019 Read MoreIn Marlborough, Clos Henri are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first harvest. As the physical property has evolved, so too now does the company’s identity – with a revised …
New releases from Clos Henri Read MoreFrom Bendigo in Central Otago. A bright, very pale green-gold in the glass. Perfumed with a mixture of familiar Sauvignon scents – blackcurrant, passionfruit and lime, but adding in tropical …
Misha’s Vineyard ‘The Starlet’ Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Read MoreBrown Brothers Sparkling Moscato Rosé 2021 At just 7% alc/vol this light spritzy is a lovely summer sparkler. Delicately aromatic, with strawberry, rosehip, watermelon and redcurrant flavours, that float from …
A pair of rosé sparkling wines from Brown Brothers Read MoreFrom the estate on Waiheke Island’s Onetangi Valley, comes this right-bank Bordeaux-inspired blend. Perfumed with plum, roasted fennel, boysenberry, raspberry, rosemary and fresh dates. Medium-bodied, the palate accentuates the blend, …
Tantalus Estate Merlot-Cabernet Franc 2019 Read MoreA rare treat to find a single varietal Semillon – one of only a few produced in NZ. A very pale straw colour in the glass, you are presented with …
Clearview Estate Reserve Semillon 2020 Read More