A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From Northland, nice to see a single varietal bottling of Cabernet Franc. A bright deep ruby colour, with fragrant aromatics of cranberry, blackcurrant, cloves, plum, black olive, thyme and rosehip. …
Dancing Petrel Cabernet Franc 2020 Read More
Hand-picked grapes from the Herringbone vineyard in Bridge Pa, made into wine by Daniel Brennan – their first vintage. Vibrant, youthful aromatics of blueberry, plum, five spice, boysenberry, nutella and …
Herringbone Syrah 2021 Read More
Selected rows of clone 15 grapes sourced from the Paritua Vineyard block, adjacent to the winery. A pale green-lemon shade in the glass, with a refined nose where mandarin, chestnut, …
Paritua Willow Chardonnay 2021 Read More
From the Lustau Almacenista range, where small Bodegas individual sherries are bottled and distributed by them. This producer has just 38 casks in the solera, bottled at 12 years old. …
Lustau: Juan Garcia Jarana Oloroso ‘Pata de Gallina’ Read More
Bilancia Chardonnay 2020 A Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, sourced from two vineyards on Roy’s Hill – ‘la collina’ and ‘Trelinnoe’. A fresh, young, airy and lifted bouquet with plenty of citrus …
Bilancia Syrah & Chardonnay 2020 Read More
A well-regarded Chardonnay – from Margaret River, in Western Australia. Restrained on the nose, with pear, fennel, red apple, lime zest, white smoke, green crushed herbs and honeysuckle aromatics. Tense …
Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A Hawke’s Bay wine, produced at Te Awanga for over a quarter of a century – and has, traditionally been one of my favourite wines of the Estate. A vibrant, …
Clearview Estate Reserve Cabernet Franc 2020 Read More
Made from the oldest organically-farmed Syrah vines in the country – in the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay. A dense garnet-black colour in the glass, with distinctive toasted oak …
Stonecroft Serine Syrah 2018 Read More
A Marlborough wine, from the Reed Vineyard in the Waihopai Valley, hand-picked and indigenous yeast fermentation. Pale lemon-gold in the glass, with an intense complexity on the nose, not pulling …
Blank Canvas Reed Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 Read More
A bold Spanish red, aged for 16 months in American oak barriques. Deep inky black-claret in the glass, with deliciously old-world styling and aromas of cedar, tobacco and old leather …
Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja 2016 Read More