Sugar Loaf Rosé 2023
A Rosé from Pinot Noir grapes grown in Marlborough – this was the Trophy-winning Rosé at NZIWS last year, and a Gold-medal winner this year too. A pale coral pink …
Sugar Loaf Rosé 2023 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A Rosé from Pinot Noir grapes grown in Marlborough – this was the Trophy-winning Rosé at NZIWS last year, and a Gold-medal winner this year too. A pale coral pink …
Sugar Loaf Rosé 2023 Read MoreAn inky purple-black in the glass. A boisterous perfume filled with damson, red plum, cherry, blood orange, blackcurrant and hints of mint and sumac spice. The palate shows a sinewy …
Postage Stamp ‘Generoso’ Montepulciano 2021 Read MoreA single vineyard wine from Gibbston in Central Otago. Very pale green-straw colour in the glass, with quite lifted and spicy aromatics. Good Pinot Gris typicity on the nose and …
Coxs’ Vineyard Pinot Gris 2021 Read MoreFrom the Takapau Plains in Central Hawke’s Bay, and winner of a Gold medal at NZIWS this year. It has an appealing bright ruby colour and zips out of the …
Junction ‘Body and Soul’ Pinot Noir 2021 Read MoreThis aromatic white comes from a single vineyard beside the Waihopai River in Marlborough. A pale green-gold in the glass. Delicate aromatics of crisp apple, lemon, jalapeno, white pepper, green …
Delta Estate Pinot Blanc 2020 Read MoreA Chardonnay from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. A light yellow-green colour in the glass. Scented with aromas of nectarine, lemon curd, grapefruit, cashew nut, smoky spice and orange blossom. …
Starborough Chardonnay 2022 Read MoreThe Dicey brothers cuvé – 60% from The Inlet vineyard, 40% from the Black Rabbit vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago. On the nose I wanted to see more ‘pinosity’ – …
Dicey Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021 Read MoreFrom the Eradus ‘Breloft Vineyard’ on the banks of the Awatere River in Marlborough – the wine named after the owner’s daughter Ana-Sophie. A very light lemon-green in the glass, …
Eradus ‘Ana’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Read MoreThe South Brook vineyard is located in the Fairhall Valley within the Marlborough Southern Valleys, planted with traditional Dijon clones. The Pinot Noir from 2022 is bright and light – …
Rapaura Springs South Brook Pinot Noir 2022 Read MoreAlbariño is a grape that is best known from Northern Spain – the region of Rias Baixas on the Atlantic Coast produces a dry zesty white that goes well with …
Neudorf ‘Rosie’s Block’ Moutere Albariño 2022 Read More