A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Prosecco from Marlborough using the Méthode Traditionnelle and the traditional Glera grape varietal. A small family producer – and new label – from Ben and Helen McLauchlan. A very …
Balvonie Marlborough Prosecco Méthode Traditionnelle 2023 Read More
An organic wine from Marlborough- the labelling is also quite beautiful. A pale slate-green colour in the glass. It doesn’t have that slap-across-the face green attack of signature Marlborough Sav; …
Huia Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Read More
It is my last shift at Vic Road Wine Bar & Cellar when I get to catch up with Richard Ellis of The Marlborist. He and I have a history …
Latest Releases from The Marlborist Read More
A wine from the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, using full botrytised Riesling grapes. A 375ml bottle. A deep copper colour in the glass. The bouquet has a distinctly tar edge, with …
Highfield Botrytised Riesling 2003 Read More
A wine from the Highgrange vineyard in the Pisa sub-region of Central Otago. A pale lemon-green colour in the glass. Aromas of red apple, lemon, grapefruit and melon, highlighted with …
Wild Earth Chardonnay 2023 Read More
A return to taste a wine I first discovered in 2023. It is a sparkling wine made in the Méthode Traditionnelle from Pinot Noir grown in the Awatere Valley, Marlborough. …
Clos Marguerite Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé 2019 Read More
Another wine from the Naudé Estate in the Western Cape of South Africa – one of Martin Cahnbley’s excellent range of South African wines that he imports and is available …
Naudé Old Vines Semillon 2014 Read More
A Méthode Traditionnelle wine from Marlborough. The Le Brun family first released this Blanc de Blancs expression of 100% Chardonnay sparkling in 1999, and it has been a classic of …
No.1 Family Estate Cuvée No.1 Read More
A wine from Victoria, Australia – Mitchelton is in the Nagambie region, about an hour and a half drive north of Melbourne. An opaque burgundy-red in the glass. A voluptuous …
Mitchelton ‘Preece’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 Read More
From an organic/biodynamic vineyard in Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley. A bright straw colour in the glass. The perfume is bold, with a distinctive oatmeal note over ripe stonefruit, citrus and …
Maverick ‘Trial Hill’ Chardonnay 2017 Read More