{"id":12606,"date":"2025-05-20T05:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=12606"},"modified":"2025-05-20T05:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:35:05","slug":"gisborne-tasting-through-the-region-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=12606","title":{"rendered":"Gisborne &#8211; tasting through the region &#8211; part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12606\" class=\"elementor elementor-12606\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fa16f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fa16f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52d0cb1\" data-id=\"52d0cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a70c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a70c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m at Bushmere Estate in Gisborne, looking into a \u2018regional selection\u2019 collected for me by <b>Gisborne Wine Growers Association<\/b> &#8211; on behalf of their members. A couple of gaps in the line up are explained by my personal visit to those producers in the next days, which is understandable. I had started with the white wines &#8211; including a few sparkling in this \u2018Part 1\u2019 of the write-up &gt; www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=12565 &#8211; moving from Prosecco through Ros\u00e9s and \u2018other whites\u2019. Now it is time for Chardonnay &#8211; a varietal that has really made its mark in the region.<\/p><p><b>Longbush Reserve Chardonnay 2022<\/b> is one of the labels on the table that I confess I hadn\u2019t tried before my visit. But I guess that\u2019s part of the point of my visit isn\u2019t it? I recall going up to Northland for the first time and having Rod McIvor of Marsden Estate explaining to me that a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>great many of that region\u2019s wines never made it out of the region &#8211; selling all their bottlings to visitors and locals at the Cellar Door or at markets. Maybe it\u2019s a similar thing here? The first Chardonnay sets the tone for the rest, with a spicy, citrus-laden palate with great fruit and plenty of fresh acidity.<\/p><p><b>Spade Oak Chardonnay 2023<\/b> has a bit more stonefruit character and good concentration. It leans into the oak a touch heavily maybe, but those old-school expressions have plenty of love from customers who grew up with that style. <b>TW Estate Chardonnay 2024<\/b> is a well-balanced example of a wine from \u2018the Golden Slopes\u2019 of Gisborne. A green and gold colour in the glass sets the dial for plush fruit, crisp acidity with a direct, dry finish. The <b>Matawhero Chardonnay 2023<\/b> is just one example of their range of Chardonnays. It is a straightforward, clean and has enough varietal typicity to please your everyday drinker, but it isn\u2019t going to winning a Gold Medal today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a63e16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a63e16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fcba22\" data-id=\"3fcba22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c355e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8c355e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chrdys-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chrdys-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chrdys-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chrdys-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chrdys-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chrdys-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69951dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69951dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b34cfb\" data-id=\"2b34cfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e1f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e1f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another bottle from Tietjen Witters &#8211; <b>TW Reserve Chardonnay 2024<\/b> is on top form &#8211; with a lovely pricklyness to the palate, and a lip-smacking dry, tart acidity highlighting the bright fruit flavours. <b>Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2021<\/b> is named after the original pioneering family, who set the company on the track to what is now their 50th Anniversary year. It is their icon Chardonnay and sits well in that tier. A serious, age-worthy example, with delicious golden form to the colour, fruit and palate weight. My notes make mention of \u2018greengage, incense and acacia wood\u2019. There is still a youthful tightness and structure to this fine wine. One to look out for.<\/p><p>Another expression that shows a sappy green tone is the <b>Millton Opou vineyard Chardonnay 2021<\/b>. Artfully balanced, with some flinty struck-match minerality to the bouquet before a busy rush of bright acidity starts the palate. It is densely packed \u2013 that flavour of ripe fruit enriched with toasty oak &#8211; another well-weighted expression on the table. <b>The Co-ordinates Chardonnay 2023<\/b> is a bottle I\u2019ve seen on grocery store shelves without exactly knowing what it was. Seems it is another wine under Steve Voysey\u2019s umbrella. The label makes mention of \u2018Ormond\u2019 &#8211; a famous name from Gisborne\u2019s wine heritage, and still producing great fruit it would seem. The oak is apparent and rich, but it is a clean, direct style and would be a good choice to pop into your supermarket trolley.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c3638a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c3638a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc4fdd\" data-id=\"fbc4fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc797e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecc797e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It the midst of line of Chardonnays there is an outlier &#8211; the <b>TW Wines CV 2023<\/b>. It stands out as it is a blend of Viognier and Chardonnay. A very floral lift to the bouquet \u2013 honeysuckle and citrus blossom fragrance alongside the invitingly ripe stonefruit. A velvety texture gives a rounded depth to the wine, despite there not being any sense of oakiness to the core. A well-rounded, summery wine that takes the best of the character from each grape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce8571d\" data-id=\"ce8571d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0125fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0125fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back to straight Chardonnay with <b>Thompson\u2019s Chardonnay 2022<\/b>. Another label I\u2019d not heard of before today &#8211; I liked their Ros\u00e9 from Merlot, and I like the personality of this Chardonnay too. It is another from the old-school class, but, again, it does what it does and I applaud that. There\u2019s not one way to make anything, and I see nothing amiss in sticking to your guns. However\u2026 it\u2019s one thing to have an opulence of spiced and toasty oak, but I did find the finish a bit soapy and short.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b0eee2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b0eee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c0d28\" data-id=\"e2c0d28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458c9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"458c9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chardys-3-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chardys-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chardys-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chardys-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chardys-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Chardys-3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d527951 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d527951\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59a38a4\" data-id=\"59a38a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa71ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa71ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018Light\u2019 and \u2018bright\u2019 are two words that appear in my tasting notes for <b>Longbush Wines Chardonnay 2023<\/b>. The fruit sits forward in the palate with ripe stonefruit, citrus, vanilla, fig and hazelnut. A silky texture into a refreshing, dry finish. It\u2019s a day of new labels, and <b>Northrow Chardonnay 2024<\/b> is just one more newbie. This one is notable however for making me stop and think. There was something familiar to the style. My notes say \u2018likeable, ripe, simple, fluffy\u2019 and if I had to pick a producer, I\u2019d say Villa Maria. Nothing to suggest that on the label though. The organisers tell me I\u2019m correct though &#8211; it is made by Indevin and sells for around $12. Crikey. Good wine for that price.<\/p><p><b>Odyssey Reserve Iliad Chardonnay 2023<\/b> is a wine I\u2019ve had a few times before. We stocked it in the store I managed in Devonport for a couple of years. It shows plenty of spice on the nose, with ripe, fleshy and succulent fruit with golden peach, fig and orange peel. Acidity flows through the palate and into a drier finish of good length. <b>Bond Block Chardonnay 2021<\/b> is a single vineyard wine, but is \u2018all front and no back\u2019 according to my notes. A shame as it is a well-presented example with a classy label. <b>The Last Shepherd Chardonnay 2023<\/b> shows those characteristics that I think will be popular and that people expect from the Gisborne wines. A full-bodied, rich style &#8211; ripe and toasty, with a creamy, buttery texture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fdf3ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fdf3ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5878193\" data-id=\"5878193\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d3948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92d3948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Reds-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Reds-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Reds-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Reds-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Reds-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gisborne-Reds-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84526cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84526cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1dd9f2\" data-id=\"a1dd9f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeba917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeba917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now we\u2019re moving on to the local reds. I would imagine that somewhere growing pretty good Chardonnay could grow decent Pinot Noir as well. <b>Millton La Cote Pinot Noir 2021<\/b> is springy and crunchy, with a youthful palate that\u2019s as savoury as it is fruity. Redcurrant, cherry, plum and lots of herbs &#8211; both dried and fresh. Quite firm tannin counters the juice, and the finish has great persistence. Earlier I had tried and quite like the TW Lilly Ros\u00e9 which was made with Carmen\u00e8re grapes, and I\u2019m pleased to see that there is also a bottle of <b>TW Wines Carmen\u00e8re 2022<\/b> available to taste as well. Honestly though &#8211; I\u2019m less pleased with an overly boisterous gummy, herbal eucalypt note that I find overpowers the wine. There\u2019s something Loire-like about that red-fruit-meets-herbal element, but I just don\u2019t get it.<\/p><p>Hugely more successful, to my taste (it\u2019s all very personal preference with this) is their <b>TW Wines Makauri 2024<\/b> &#8211; a blend of Merlot and Malbec. The perfume is filled with blackberry, cherry, damson jam, vanilla and pepper. Some grippy tannin provides a spine and is has a good smooth length to the finish. <b>Bushmere Montepulciano 2021<\/b> is a sleek counterpoise to the previous wine. Crisp, fresh red fruits &#8211; redcurrant, cranberry and red plum. The acidity gives good length to the palate, fine and flowing. A local varietal of this is not something you\u2019ll come across very often, and I thought it worked very well. Notes of terracotta and spice at the finish. Last in line is a <b>Longbush Wines Merlot 2024<\/b>. The perfume is slightly medicinal, with mint and herbs to the front, but then look out for a rush of generous dark fruit flavours. A little drag of tannin across the tongue, but smoothly textural at the back. Composed and persistent at the finish.<\/p><p>I have to comment on how impressed I was with this tasting. Not just the quantity, which was impressive, but the amount of wines that were completely new to me. But most of all the quality. There\u2019s only a couple of wines that I would give a low score. Many were very good value for money &#8211; supermarket wines that held their own against the majority of the other bottles, including those at the \u2018fine wine\u2019 end of the market. A couple of wines I found myself talking about as I went around the region, and, importantly, for days afterwards. Gisborne may only have a handful of Cellar Doors open for visitors these days, but I certainly found the \u2018scene\u2019 in ruddy health and the wines are well worth seeking out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m at Bushmere Estate in Gisborne, looking into a \u2018regional selection\u2019 collected for me by Gisborne Wine Growers Association &#8211; on behalf of their members. 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