A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From the biodyanamic Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley, this Marlborough Reserve wine spends an extra 6 months in puncheons after its initial 11 months barrel fermentation. Pale straw …
Seresin Reserve Chardonnay 2016 Read More
Following an excellent tasting of the Tupari ‘Boulder Rows’ Sav a few weeks ago, now it is the turn of the ‘regular’ Sauvignon Blanc from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. …
Tupari Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Read More
From the original landholdings of John Martin (founder of Martinborough), on the home block vineyard, comes this vibrant, dark crimson Pinot Noir. Floral and red-fruited on the nose with raspberry, …
Te Kairanga ‘Runholder’ Pinot Noir 2017 Read More
A single vineyard wine, from their Hawke’s Bay Gimblett Gravels vineyard. A pale lemon yellow with green towards the edges. Richly aromatic with white peach, roast almond croissant, mandarin peel …
Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2017 Read More
As I review wines, there’s a tendency to seek out ‘the best’. I want to find those great wines produced in New Zealand and present them to you, with my …
Church Road Chardonnay 2016 Read More
A Hawke’s Bay blend, with 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruit coming from Bridge Pa and the Gimblett Gravels. Hand picked, treated gently with careful sorting and cold …
Radburnd Cellars Merlot Cabernet 2018 Read More
Selected from a couple of vineyards in the Awatere Valley, this Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc brings everything we love about this varietal and presents a couple of twists. A translucent pale …
Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
A Marlborough wine, from Dillons Point on the lower Wairau Plains, showing a rich nose of guava, green apple, grapefruit and lime zest. Fairly complex and concentrated. Juicy on the …
Holdaway Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Read More
From their ‘Seasonal’ range, comes a chardonnay from Crownthorpe Clone 15 fruit. Classic, pale lemon yellow-green colour, with citrus flower, gunflint roast almond and peach aromas on the nose. A …
The Hunting Lodge Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 Read More
Handpicked fruit from The Landing estate in the excellent 2019 vintage, this barrique-fermented Chardonnay is a vibrant pale lemon-yellow in the glass. Aromas of peach, orange blossom and roast almond …
The Landing Chardonnay 2019 Read More