Whenever the team at Jackson Estate choose to release a Somerset, I get very excited. Having slept quietly in the bottle for the last few years, the 2013 is now ready to rock and it’s a beautiful thing. Sourced from old, gnarly vines growing in unirrigated, clay-stacked soils in the Waihopai Valley, the wine shines … Read More
Jackson Estate Somerset Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013 $48 (5 stars)
Yvonne Lorkin NZME Regionals Column for Week beginning Sat Aug 4th 2018
This week’s bought a smorgasbord of treats on the wine front. It’s as if with the arrival of August, everyone’s pulled on their positive pants and decided that they’re on the home stretch out of this wet and weird winter. Most of the wines I’ve seen have been really fresh, exciting and really good examples … Read More