Stonyridge Airfield 2019
From Waiheke island, a Bordeaux Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. You can think of it as an approachable, fruit-forward version of the Larose, but it is a …
Stonyridge Airfield 2019 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From Waiheke island, a Bordeaux Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. You can think of it as an approachable, fruit-forward version of the Larose, but it is a …
Stonyridge Airfield 2019 Read MoreFrom a vineyard that borders the old Waiheke island airstrip, comes this bold youthful red, with a few years in bottle, ready to go. Labelled Cabernet-Merlot, but I’m guessing that …
Dunleavy ‘The Strip’ Cabernet Merlot 2018 Read MoreFrom the Elephant Hill vineyards in Gimblett and Bridge Pa Triangle – a blend comprising Cabernet Sauvignon 41%, Merlot 22%, Cabernet Franc 17%, Malbec 12% and a dash of Tempranillo …
Elephant Hill Hieronymus 2015 Read MoreA Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, just released from the vintage that is remembered as being COVID-hit but of excellent quality. Pale green/golden colour. Vividly aromatic, with grilled pineapple, hazelnut, white peach, …
Radburnd Chardonnay 2020 Read MoreA Waiheke island Bordeaux-blend red, with four varietals contributing. A bloody ruby red in the glass, with a brooding and complex blast of aromatics on the nose. Cherry, pomegranate, bramble …
Mudbrick Reserve Merlot/Petit Verdot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec 2020 Read MoreA Central Otago Pinot, from a single vineyard in Lowburn, and a very good vintage. A dense burgundy colour in the glass, just showing some earthy red at the edges, …
Surveyor Thomson Pinot Noir 2009 Read MoreA classic Bordeaux Blend from Hawke’s Bay – a great vintage, and with enough years in bottle to have a look and see if it has really started to really …
Elephant Hill Reserve Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Malbec 2016 Read MoreThe 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 MoreA 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 MoreA 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