Filly Chardonnay 2021
A single vineyard wine from Martinborough. A golden straw colour in the glass, with an ‘old school’ perfume that is as golden as the colour. Quince, apricot, nectarine, mandarin, oatmeal …
Filly Chardonnay 2021 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A single vineyard wine from Martinborough. A golden straw colour in the glass, with an ‘old school’ perfume that is as golden as the colour. Quince, apricot, nectarine, mandarin, oatmeal …
Filly Chardonnay 2021 Read MoreIt has been a while since I tasted wines from Montana – one of our heritage brands that helped forge the New Zealand winemaking industry. M by Montana is their …
The new ‘M by Montana’ range Read MoreFrom the unusually warm, and short, season of 2016, comes this Yarra Valley Syrah – the premium single vineyard range for this producer, made in tiny quantities. The perfume is …
Levantine Hill Melissa’s Paddock Syrah 2016 Read MoreA single vineyard wine from Marlborough – an example of this Northern Spanish grape variety producing great wines in New Zealand – winning the Trophy (and a Double Gold medal) …
Nautilus Albariño 2022 Read MoreA Merlot-Cabernet Franc blend from the Paritua vineyards in Hawke’s Bay – made by Dave ‘Bro’ Mackintosh. Bright garnet-red in the glass, with fresh, lively aromatics that speak of the …
Kenzie River Flow 2022 Read MoreA Yarra Valley wine, from the Seville area in the Upper Yarra – made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, with eight years in the bottle. A golden hue, with a fine …
Seville Hill Blanc de Blanc Méthode Traditionnelle 2015 Read MoreMade with fruit hand harvested at the On Giants Shoulders vineyard in Martinborough. A lighter colour but plenty of big pinot Noir flavours – red cherry, star anise, plum, rose …
Huntress Pinot Noir 2020 Read MoreAnother Chardonnay from this Willow Lake Vineyard that seems to crop up everywhere on labels from Yarra Valley! A pale golden-green in the glass, with a little reductivity and struck-match character …
A. Rodda Willow Lake Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 Read MoreA collaboration project between Michel Chapoutier and Rick Kinzbrunner of Giaconda. This single-vineyard Shiraz is grown on the granite soils of Beechworth in the foothills of the Victorian Alps. A deep, …
M. Chapoutier ‘…Ergo Sum’ Shiraz 2015 Read MoreI last tasted (and reviewed) this wine three years ago in January 2020. Now time to open the last bottle and see what’s happened over the ten years in the …
Morton Estate ‘Three vineyards’ Chardonnay 2013 Read More