Reviews

Grown on clay soils in the Upper Moutere in Tasman. A translucent, steely, lemon-green colour in the glass. The bouquet is quite floral, with honeysuckle and lemon blossom, over citrus, …

A single vineyard Chardonnay from the Wallops vineyard in Marlborough – the homestead block that was originally planted by Allan and Catherine as contract growers for neighbouring winery, Cloudy Bay …

A wine from the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago. A pale coral pink colour in the glass. Juicily aromatic, with cherry, raspberry, redcurrant and some citrus notes of orange and …

From a single vineyard overlooking Lake Dunstan in the sub-region of Bendigo, Central Otago. A slightly opaque burgundy-purple colour in the glass. The bouquet is compact and elegant, with whispers …

A Chardonnay made in the Waikato – at Takapoto’s winery near Lake Karapiro, from grapes harvested at Gimblett Road in Hawke’s Bay. Area medium-density golden colour in the glass, tinged …

A Chardonnay from handpicked fruit grown on the Purerua Peninsula in the Bay of Islands, although this was a tricky vintage. Winner of a Gold medal at the New Zealand …

A wine from the Estate vineyard at Roys Hill in the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay. The perfume starts with a nip of struck-match reductivity that gives way to …

A wine from Matakana, north of Auckland. Single-varietal bottlings of Cabernet Franc are something of a rarity in New Zealand, but can be real discoveries since the grape is fairly …