Pinot noir from Catherine and Murray Mitchell’s vineyard on Te Muna Road has been carefully whole-bunch fermented to retain the natural sweetness and delicacy of the fruit and then gently pressed in a traditional basket press before being matured for ten months in French oak to inject delicious layers of smoke, spice and earth into … Read More
Easthope Te Muna Road Martinborough Pinot Noir 2014 $49.95 (4.5 stars)
Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Sat Nov 4 2017
Almost on the daily I’m asked about whether I think chardonnay is making a comeback. To which I usually snort, roll my eyes and spit “Comeback? Comeback? It never went away!” However that’s because I’m irrationally defensive about chardonnay, I love it so much. The versions of chardonnay that are on trend at any given … Read More