Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Rosé 2020 $23 Bright and bursting with banging cherry, raspberry and cranberry characters, this rosé from the sunshine capital of the country is all kinds of ripe and rumpty. Bold, bouncy and super-fresh, it’s got that pinot noir tension, but also a vibrant, fruit-centric and fun thing to sip. http://www.blackenbrook.co.nz
Month: November 2020
Blackenbrook Shangri-La Nelson Gewürztraminer 2020
Blackenbrook Shangri-La Nelson Gewürztraminer 2020 $23 One Nelsonian name associated with great gewürztraminer is Blackenbrook. It’s like they’ve got lychee and ginger running in their veins – they never seem to turn out anything but sensational styles and this 2020 example is no exception. Fresh, feisty, dry, clean and crunchy textures merge with pure pear, … Read More
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Blanc 2020
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Blanc 2020 $27 Blackenbrook’s owners Daniel and Ursula Schwarzenbach are ultra-chuffed to have scooped the trophy for the ‘Other White Wine Varieties’ class at the New Zealand International Wine Show at its recent awards announcement. This is the winery’s second vintage of Pinot Blanc and their pinot blanc’s second trophy in prestigious … Read More
Mt Difficulty McFerin Ridge Lowburn Valley Chardonnay 2018
Mt Difficulty McFerin Ridge Lowburn Valley Chardonnay 2018 $37 (approx) From a real rollercoaster of a vintage comes a wine with remarkable poise and composure. From the whiff of white nectarine, grilled grapefruit and baked pineapple, to the taut, stonefruit saturated palate surrounded by cashew and cream notes, it’s a Central Otago chardonnay that’s very … Read More
Bald Hills 3 Acres Bannockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018
Bald Hills 3 Acres Bannockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 $32 Well if this isn’t just the prettiest, ruby-hued thing to sip! Bannockburn is basically a desert, a dry, beautifully alien, rocky moonscape of a place, so if you’ve ever been there, you’ll completely understand why this vineyard is named Bald Hills. With a nose … Read More