
Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2019
A year on from release, the Estate has developed beautifully. With a slightly reductive opening on the nose, that then shows roast cashew, lemon rind, peach, golden apple and grapefruit, …
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A year on from release, the Estate has developed beautifully. With a slightly reductive opening on the nose, that then shows roast cashew, lemon rind, peach, golden apple and grapefruit, …
Read MoreAn excellent evening (at First Glass Wines and Spirits in Takapuna) was had recently, tasting some of the current wines from St. Clair in Marlborough with Senior Winemaker, Kyle Thompson. …
Read MoreWaipara Hills upper tier range – Saving Grace – and a varietal that is renowned for being a star of the North Canterbury region. Palest green-yellow in the glass, with …
Read MoreThe 2015 vintage of this wine was the Trophy Winner at IWSC in 2019 (effectively being judged as the Best Pinot Noir in the World!). Medium depth garnet ruby red …
Read MoreTrophy-winning dessert wine at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards in 2021. A rose and butterscotch colour in the glass, with vibrant aromas of honey, golden peach, cherry, lemon thyme, …
Read MoreLate afternoon, I drive down to the end of Dakins Road in Gladstone and spend an hour at the Cellar Door of Johner Estate. This was a place suggested to …
Read MoreAn elegant, but taut nose showing restrained notes of white peach, mandarin, roast cashew, grapefruit pith and oatmeal, with wood smoke and elderflower. Medium bodied and still tight across the …
Read MoreA single vineyard wine from the Seddon Vineyard in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. Great looking lemon-green in the glass, with a nose of white peach, pear, nutmeg, mandarin peel and ginger. …
Read MoreLooking at some of the figures released recently about the 2021 vintage – overall harvest was down 19% across the country, although Central Otago recorded an increase of 21%. This …
Read MoreOn my first ‘proper’ field trip to Wairarapa, I had a day in Martinborough to talk to a few of the producers. There’s a lot more to come from more …
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