A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
An 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 More
A 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 More
A 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 More
From 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 More
From 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 More
A 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 More
From 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 More
From 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
From a couple of sites in Hawke’s Bay comes this pale gold coloured Chardonnay, bursting with perfumes of flinty mineral, apricot, brioche, lemon peel and caramel. Dry, with a dashing …
Te Awanga Quarter Acre Chardonnay 2018 Read More
Pale gold in the glass. On the nose is granny smith, apricot, lime and orange peel, with a chalky minerality and a sweet almond note. Take a sip though, and …
Astrolabe ‘Grovetown Spatlese’ Riesling 2020 Read More