Reviews

Crossroads Milestone Series Chardonnay 2018 From the Yealands Group, a Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, with fruit from across the region. A brilliant lemon yellow in the glass, with a nose of nectarine, …

Now, I’m not much of a Sauvignon Blanc drinker – what I do quite like is getting a top-drawer bottle, like this one, and putting them away for a few …

A deep inky burgundy, browning at the edges in the glass, quite leggy. A nose of deep rich plum and brambles, and a waft of violet florals. Full bodied, through …

A Hawke’s Bay wine, from the Bridge Pa Triangle. Light golden-green in the glass, with all the hallmarks of the ‘modern’ New Zealand Chardonnay on the nose – flinty, slightly …

After scoring a hugely creditable second place, podium finish, in the WineFolio Top 10 tasting with their Reserve Pinot Gris… we were committed to trying the other wines from this …

Made, I am reliably told, by Rudi Bauer during his time making wines for Hay’s Lake – then Rockburn. A Central Otago Pinot Gris – sealed under cork. Sensational nose …

From the multi-award-winning Twin Valleys vineyard of Peter and Ann Reed. A bright light straw yellow in the glass, with a lifted nose of rose petal, musk and a touch …

From their elevated, biodynamic, Demeter certified Bendigo Estate vineyard comes this extraordinary single vineyard wine. A brilliant lemon-green in the glass, with a complex bouquet of ripe peach, lime and …