Sacred Hill Brokenstone 2015 $42.99 (5 stars)

December 3, 2017By Yvonne

With a name taken from an old Sacred Hill vineyard known as ‘stoney broke’, the Brokenstone is now considered one of New Zealand’s most iconic merlot-based reds.  The 2015 is a blend of merlot, malbec, syrah, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc and it’s absolutely sensational.  Matured for 19 months in French oak, layers of cedar, … Read More

Yvonne Lorkin Wine Column for week beginning Sat 2nd Dec 2017

December 3, 2017By Yvonne

Get yourself a gravelly gift… For the last eight years, the members of Hawke’s Bay’s Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association have submitted their wines to an internationally respected Master of Wine to be assessed.  The aim is to find, on a vintage by vintage basis, the wines which best represent a given year.  Only twelve can … Read More