Kusuda Pinot Noir 2010
A wine from Martinborough, notoriously difficult to track down. From a cooler vintage that had a very slow start, but is now reckoned to be a pretty good year. The …
Kusuda Pinot Noir 2010 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A wine from Martinborough, notoriously difficult to track down. From a cooler vintage that had a very slow start, but is now reckoned to be a pretty good year. The …
Kusuda Pinot Noir 2010 Read MoreA McLaren Vale Shiraz, considered a classic of its type. A dense purple, inky colour in the glass. Vibrantly perfumed, showing a wide range of boysenberry, plum, mulberry and black …
D’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2018 Read MoreA bright medium-depth ruby in the glass. Lovely nose, filled with savoury notes of mushroom, beetroot and mocha, alongside some succulent blackberry, damson, blood orange and red cherry. A youthful, …
Brockenchack Hare Hunter Pinot Noir 2018 Read MoreAround this time last year I took a look at the range of single vineyard wines from Church Road – their ‘1’ series. That article is here – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=4488. And …
Church Road ‘1’ single vineyard wines – new releases Read MoreA blend of Grenache and Mourvedre, from cool Barossa kids Chaffey Bros. Smashable, chillable, delectable. We tried this from the fridge and it was like a rose with the most …
Chaffey Bros Wine Co. ‘Not your Grandma’s’ 2021 Read MoreA double-gold medal winner at NZIWS this year – also taking out the Champion ‘International Red Wine varieties’ Trophy. From the renowned Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay – a …
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Tempranillo 2021 Read MoreElephant Hill Salomé Chardonnay 2020 Using grapes from the Sea vineyard at Te Awanga this year. Pale gold in the glass. An enticing nose of grapefruit, peach, pear, nougat, and lemon …
Elephant Hill – new Icon wine releases Read MoreA deep crimson/ruby in the glass, with an intensely aromatic nose filled with raspberry, thyme, bubblegum, mocha, blueberry, red plum and a floral lift of rose petal and violets. Crunchy …
Dicey Gamay 2021 Read MoreA wine from McLaren Vale that’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. With a few years in bottle, this is ready to drink now, but …
D’Arenberg ‘The Galvo Garage’ 2018 Read MoreA single vineyard wine from Eden Valley, 500-600m up, and one of the coolest sites in the Barossa. A winner of a Gold Medal at NZIWS this year. Pale green-straw …
Krondorf Single Site High Eden Riesling 2021 Read More