Stone Paddock Scarlet 2018
A Bordeaux blend wine from the Bridge Pa sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, made by Paritua. A vibrant claret colour and with some delicacy on the nose. A bit of forest-floor …
Stone Paddock Scarlet 2018 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Bordeaux blend wine from the Bridge Pa sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, made by Paritua. A vibrant claret colour and with some delicacy on the nose. A bit of forest-floor …
Stone Paddock Scarlet 2018 Read MoreA red wine from Basilicata, Southern Italy. Dark claret ruby in the glass, with bold aromatics flowing onto the nose of cherry, vanilla, date, raspberry and date. Softer acidity and …
Tre Stelle Aglianico del Vulture 2018 Read MoreAn excellent vintage, producing a wine of excellent aromatics – leaping from the glass. Bright, vivid ruby-magenta in the glass. Pretty and floral, with violets and cherry blossom, then notes …
Passage Rock Syrah 2019 Read MoreA single vineyard Chardonnay from the Escarpment vineyard on Te Muna Road in Martinborough. A medium straw yellow in the glass – showing a little colour from bottle age. The …
Escarpment ‘Kupe’ Chardonnay 2012 Read MoreA Hawke’s Bay wine – one of the ‘classic’ Bordeaux style blends that the region is known for. A plentiful purple with magenta flashes at the edges – some Malbec …
Esk Valley Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Malbec 2020 Read MoreFrom the label with a claim on being New Zealand’s original Fine Wine Estate, with 125 years of continuous production. Famed for its top tier wine ‘Coleraine’ but also producing …
Te Mata Awatea – vintage by vintage: ‘18-‘19-‘20 Read MoreFrom Rutherford, Napa Valley in California – one of the classic labels – taking part in the legendary ‘Judgement of Paris’, and making benchmark Napa Cabernet since the ‘60s. This …
Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Read MoreA single vineyard wine, from Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. Clean and bright with candy apple, lime zest, green melon and citrus blossom on the nose. In a medium style – well …
Giesen Gemstone Riesling 2018 Read MoreFrom grapes grown at the Elms Vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago. A vibrant pale green-lemon in the glass, and with lively aromatics of lime zest, freshly grated ginger, candied peel, …
Felton Road Bannockburn Riesling 2020 Read MoreFrom their Manata Vineyard in Lowburn. A mid-ruby colour, tinged with burgundy, and positively abundant with crunchy cherry, clove, damson, black pepper, raspberry and thyme aromas. Bloody and with a …
Pyramid Valley Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 Read More