As I review wines, there\u2019s a tendency to seek out \u2018the best\u2019. I want to find those great wines produced in New Zealand and present them to you, with my thoughts for the amazing glassfuls that you could be trying from across the country. As such, it\u2019s an easy mistake to be a step removed from the wines that people buy any day of the week at the local shop, supermarket or liquor store. So with that in mind, this weekend I turned to a wine I haven\u2019t tasted in a couple of years \u2013 although this is one I\u2019ve been cellaring. I last had this a couple of years ago, in a restaurant where wine clearly wasn\u2019t a priority, and it seemed like a safe haven of an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A golden straw colour with just a hint of green. Perfumed with peach, mandarin, vanilla and roasted hazelnut. Generous layers of flavour with pear and melon, savoury notes of sweetcorn, crusty bread and tarragon. Toasty oak and a falling, but still bright, acidity (it is four years in bottle) are nicely in balance. Creamily textured, and the finish is lingering, with a sweet nougat and butterscotch finish. 91pts. <\/strong>Quite complex and structured – considering it is an entry level wine for this varietal at Church Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As I review wines, there\u2019s a tendency to seek out \u2018the best\u2019. I want to find those great wines produced in New Zealand and present them to you, with my … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wine-review-by-winefolio"],"yoast_head":"\n