I’m on a crusade to convert more people over to the barrel fermented side of the sauvignon fence if it’s the last thing I do. Gary and Valley Neale are experts in this field and this eye-poppingly good example is now a firm favourite of mine. Toasty, macadamia, buttered crumpet and roast peach aromatics lead … Read More
Brightwater Lord Rutherford Barrique Fermented Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Wine column week commencing 3rd June, 2017
Lyrical Love “The thing about a challenging vintage” says James Millton of Gisborne’s Millton Vineyards, “is that regardless of weather, if the whole team picking grapes are happy and good and well organised and industrious then the whole thing just works like a hand in a glove”. He was talking about the ‘tricky’ harvest the … Read More