A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
The Champion wine of the NZIWS competition recently, and a wine with immense pedigree (the 2015 wine winning that same award in 2016). An excellent vintage too – reflected in …
Clearview Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Read More
A deep claret and carmine red in the glass, with a vivid bouquet of black plum, cedar, cola, cassis, star anise, cherry, chamomile and violets. Beautifully poised in the palate, …
Tantalus Estate Écluse 2016 Read More
A single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the Gimblett Gravels – great to see a wine that is 100% of this classic varietal. An inkily black-hued purple in the glass – …
Trinity Hill ‘Prison Block’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Read More
Back in 2020 I looked at a range of Mills Reef wines – https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=932, and a couple of years on, it was time to take another look at two of …
Mills Reef Reserve reds Read More
From the excellent Everyday wine store – an ‘own brand’ Sauvignon Blanc made from a BioGro-certified organic vineyard in Nelson. Barrel-fermented and matured, in a style more akin to a …
Everyday Wine ‘Raf’ Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Read More
Made from Gamay Noir, grown in the Morgon sub-region of Beaujolais. A light, bright, garnet red, magenta-edged in the glass. The nose shows blackcurrant, blueberry, candied fruit peel, plum and …
Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2018 Read More
A ‘right-bank’ style blend of Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon from Hawke’s Bay, and a great vintage. A dark purple-tinged ruby in the glass. Youthful and energetic on …
Clearview Estate ‘Enigma’ 2020 Read More
An organic wine from Alsace – the home of aromatic whites. Doesn’t disappoint on the nose, with a lifted, expressive perfume of mandarin, honey, fig, acacia and floral notes of …
Albert Mann Gewürztraminer 2018 Read More
The Block 17 ‘Plateau’ has most of its fruit sourced from a single vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, and is typically a blend of two thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, …
St Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Cabernet Merlot – across vintages Read More
From Marlborough, in a low-yielding but excellent quality year. A brilliant, very pale lemon-green yellow in the glass. Bold but not too upfront on the nose – with lemongrass, white …
Soho ‘Stella’ Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Read More