Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020
A return to a WineFolio favourite – the 2018 vintage was the winning wine in our Top 10 tasting of New Zealand Chardonnays. The 2020 vintage is also now the …
Read MoreMonth: May 2022
Winemaker Series: Rhys Evans
I’m a big believer in a personal recommendation. So when a colleague tells me he’s been over to see a small producer in Havelock North, based on a tip from …
Read More
Testify ‘Red’ 2020
Daniel Brennan’s ‘Big red’ of his stable of Testify/Decibel/Giunta wines. This year it is still Gimblett Gravels fruit, but with 20% Merlot joining the Malbec party. A dense dark purple …
Read More
A tour around the best of Australian Chardonnays
At a long weekend staying at Clearview Homestead recently, not only did I get to taste a regional selection of the 2020 Hawke’s Bay Chardonnays; a long afternoon of Californian …
Read More
Escarpment Kupe Pinot Noir 2013
From the Kupe vineyard just east of Martinborough on its terraced, alluvial gravel soils, comes this top-drawer Pinot Noir, made one of the country’s legendary winemakers – Larry McKenna. Huw …
Read More
Topsy Turvey Chardonnay 2020
Made from grapes planted many years ago by Clearview Estate legend Tim Turvey and daughter Katie at Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay. A brilliant pale lemon gold, with voluminous aromas that …
Read More
Passage Rock ‘Generation’ 2020
Made for the first time in 2020 from “an exceptional year, perfect grapes and five barrels” according to David Evans at the winery. A deep, dense inky black claret in …
Read More
Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2008
From one of the classic sub-regions for great Chardonnay, but a tricky hail and rain-affected vintage in 2008. A mid-golden straw colour in the glass, showing some bottle age. Nicely …
Read More
Herringbone Wine, Hawke’s Bay
As regular readers will know, I’m always keen to discover ‘new’ wines – and today I’m talking to a label that popped up on my radar, although I haven’t actually …
Read More
Rockburn Pinot Gris 2021
Reviewed for “Pinot Gris Day 2022” Golden yellow straw coloured, with green edges; and a lively nose filled with classic Pinot Gris aromatics – pear, guava, rockmelon, lime leaf, mandarin, …
Read More