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Jules Taylor Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Jules Taylor Marlborough Chardonnay 2023 $25 I am LOVING. This. Chardonnay! Jules clearly had a blinder of a vintage in 2023 because this wine absolutely roars with ripe stonefruit and is prickled with pineapple, and luscious lemon and then crammed with creamy cashew and almond notes to flesh out a finish fanging with flavour. Juicy … Read More
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18 February 2025
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023 $45 A supremely elegant and stylishly structured pinot gris from a talented team led by ex-Dry River winemaker Wilco Lam. Scented with poached quince, nutmeg-sprinkled baked apple, soft peach and spice. The palate is juicy, generously proportioned yet refreshing and cleansing. Summer fruits, creamy textures, and a long, complex finish … Read More
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13 February 2025
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Cabernet Franc 2023
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Cabernet Franc 2023 $47.90 A deliciously vibrant Cabernet Franc from one of Marlborough’s organic viticulture pioneers. It’s a wine perfumed with smoked blueberry, fresh tobacco, bright berries, bay leaf, soft herbaceousness and a lick of earthy complexity. Fresh, energetic and showing luscious, softly prickly tannins, plush textures and a … Read More
Tags: cabernet franc, marlborough, organic, rock ferry, Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Cabernet Franc 2023, the corners vineyard
Three Fates Gordon Russell Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc 2024
Three Fates Gordon Russell Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc 2024 $40 From Ian and Linda Quinn’s Two Terraces vineyard out in Mangatahi west of Hastings, this wild-fermented collaboration between Holly, Hester and Casey from Three Fates, and Holly’s father Gordon Russell (ex-Esk Valley) one of New Zealand’s pioneer Chenin Blanc masters. Aromas of mandarin, jasmine, peach … Read More
Tags: chenin blanc, gordon russell, Hawke's Bay, three fates, Three Fates Gordon Russell Hawke's Bay Chenin Blanc 2024
11 February 2025
Saorsa No Paseran Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Saorsa No Paseran Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $120 Spanish for Thou Shalt Not Pass – associated with Spanish Civil War, intensely aromatic, and pepper-violet stacked style, classically styled and has mid-palate punch. Dark plum and spice, tobacco.
10 February 2025
Two Rivers Clos des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Two Rivers Clos des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2023 $30-$35 Crafted from Mendoza, Clone 15 and B95 fruit grown in their Spring and Hawkesbridge vineyards that was wild fermented then aged for 8 months in French oak and given a full malolactic ferment, this chardonnay is a deliciously clean, youthful, saline-laced, and citrus stacked style. Elongated … Read More
Tags: Chardonnay, clos des pierres, marlborough, Two Rivers, Two Rivers Clos des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
5 February 2025
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2024
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2024 $23 Crafted by winemaker Dave Clouston in the style of a zesty, juicy, Provençal style, this new vintage carries on the luscious legacy of one of New Zealand’s most sought-after rosés. Crammed with soft cranberry, watermelon and red apple crunchiness, it’s a perfectly perky, quartzy-fresh and saturated … Read More
Tags: isle of beauty, marlborough, rose, Two Rivers, Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2024
30 January 2025
Folding Hill Central Otago Chardonnay 2022
Folding Hill Central Otago Chardonnay 2022 $35 An attractive, apple-led style with grilled grapefruit and baked, Golden Delicious peach notes on the nose alongside a vein of creamy complexity on the palate. It’s a cleansing, fresh, multilayered style with a whiff of oak and a spine that spins on the lemony, citrus spectrum and finishes … Read More
Tags: bendigo, Central Otago, Chardonnay, Folding Hill, Folding Hill Central Otago Chardonnay 2022
28 January 2025
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023 $45 After years of building a reputation for turning out excellent-value wines, the Misty Cove kids have released their even excellent-er range called 1203. Made with grapes grown in their Fareham Lane vineyard, this wine is inspired by Mount Stokes, the highest point in the Marlborough … Read More
Tags: 1203, limited release, marlborough, misty cove, Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023, misty cove wines, Pinot Noir
27 January 2025
Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Riesling 2024
Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Riesling 2024 $24.99 Intense lime and gorgeous Granny Smith goodness roars forth in every sniff and sip. Laced with quartzy minerality and a stitch of salinity, it’s an ultra-refreshing, cheek-slapping style with hints of honeysuckle and a soft ribbon of creaminess coursing through it. Misty Cove
Tags: landmark series, marlborough, misty cove, Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Riesling 2024, misty cove wines, riesling
Le Contesse Prosecco DOC Extra Dry NV
Le Contesse Prosecco DOC Extra Dry NV $tbc Attractively clean, floral and laced with green apple and fresh lemon layers. ‘Extra Dry’ actually means (in a delightfully Italian way) that there’s a splash of sweetness in the wine, and not only does that inject richness into the Contesse, but is adds creamy complexity to the … Read More
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Oraterra Martinborough Chardonnay 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Chardonnay 2023 $70 Labelled with an artwork by Leanne Williams “In The Presence” and crafted by a team which began life at Dry River wines, this chardonnay has impressive creamy complexity, aromas of baked stonefruit and fennel are licked with pineapple and butterscotch. All these elements osmose across the palate and are bolstered … Read More
Tags: Chardonnay, martinborough, oraterra, Oraterra Martinborough Chardonnay 2023, wilco lam
16 January 2025
Maison Noire Gabrielle’s Kiss 2023
Maison Noire Gabrielle’s Kiss Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2023 $20 Hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023, Guillaume Thomas at Maison Noire opted to get creative with their Cabernet Franc and Syrah grown high up on the Waimarama Road – and do some crafty blending. Highly floral, laced with bay, tobacco, green peppercorns, black … Read More
Tags: gabrielle's kiss, Hawke's Bay, maison noire, Maison Noire Gabrielle's Kiss 2023, Maison Noire Gabrielle's Kiss Hawke's Bay Red Blend, red blend, single vineyard
15 January 2025
Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020
Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020 $22 Four and a bit years on from vintage, this riesling from one of Marlborough’s founding families has just been released and is showing delicious, maturing characters. Ultra-cleansing, lime-laced, and hosting a hint of weetbix, kero notes and Granny Smith tension on the nose and palate, it’s a an … Read More
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Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023 $44.99 After years of building a reputation for turning out excellent-value wines, the Misty Cove kids have released their even excellent-er range called 1203. Made with grapes grown in their Fareham Lane vineyard, this wine is inspired by Mount Stokes, the highest point in the Marlborough … Read More
Tags: 1203, limited release, marlborough, misty cove, Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023, Pinot Noir
13 January 2025
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Chardonnay 2023 $44 Inspired by Mt Stokes, which towers 1203m above sea level over the Marlborough region, this wine is excellently energetic and aromatic, and wouldn’t we all like to be that? Well, chaps, each sip of this wine will help you get there, and with its gentle cashew … Read More
Tags: 1203, Chardonnay, limited release, marlborough, misty cove, Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2021
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2021 $29 Things I want: to be cosy at home but also socialise and travel. To buy everything I want but also save money and to get super fit, but also eat what I like and not exercise. That’s not too much to ask for, right? Things I … Read More
Tags: Hawke's Bay, leveret, leveret estate, Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke's Bay Merlot Cabernet 2021, merlot cabernet, Reserve
6 January 2025
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $28 From the ‘holy trinity’ of Hawke’s Bay vintages (2019, 2020, 2021) this Syrah is stacked with classic florals, violets, red roses, plum blossom and buckets of cracked pepper and smoky oak. Vibrant and energetic, it dunks your taste buds into dark berryfruit and then dusts them with … Read More
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Mills Reef Elspeth Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2023
Mills Reef Elspeth Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2023 $39 The flagship chardonnay for Mills Reef is tightly coiled and ready to unleash its talents over the next ten years I feel. From a cooler vintage, Paul Dawick and his winemaking team have sourced some spectacular fruit to craft a chardonnay scented with grilled grapefruit, lemon pith, … Read More
Tags: Chardonnay, elspeth, Hawke's Bay, mills reef, Mills Reef Elspeth Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2023
Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $20 – $25 Classic, ripe, robust Hawke’s Bay signatures sing in this wine, with pungent jalapeno, lime, passionfruit and bruised basil merging with red apple and clean capsicum characters. Zesty acidity is complimented by crushed shell minerality and a lacing of creamy complexity on the finish. It’s … Read More
Tags: Hawke's Bay, mills reef, Mills Reef Reserve Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Reserve, sauvignon blanc
Leveret Estate Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2024
Leveret Estate Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2024 $19.99 One sniff of this citrus oil-scented, jasmine-stacked, apricot-edged viognier and you’ll understand why it scooped a championship trophy at the NZ International Wine Show AND a double gold medal also. It’s exotically spiced, fresh and laced with creamy macadamia and roast peach complexity on the nose and palate. … Read More
Tags: Hawke's Bay, leveret estate, Leveret Estate Hawke's Bay Viognier 2024, viognier
Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Gewürztraminer 2024
Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Gewürztraminer 2024 $22 On your marks, get set, and GO directly to my pick for the BEST VALUE gewürztraminer for the summer. It’s Paddy Preston of Mills Reef started out making kiwifruit wine in Tauranga. He was darn good at it too. But a few years into it, back in … Read More
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Little Big Wolf Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Little Big Wolf Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $32 So the messaging might be a teensy bit cryptic if you’re looking at the back label, and if you visit the website it’s a bit of a mission to find out exactly “who” is behind the brand. There are many mentions of ‘we’ and ‘our family’ and … Read More
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Rapaura Springs Southbrook Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023
Rapaura Springs South Brook Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $42 Situated in the Fairhall Valley, in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys sub-region, this Dijon clone-dominant style has a creamy, cherry-red hue in the glass and boasts rhubarb, plum, cherry, rooibos tea, thyme, game meats and a lacing of five spice on the nose and palate. The tannins … Read More
Tags: marlborough, Pinot Noir, rapaura springs, Rapaura Springs Southbrook Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023, south brook vineyard, southern valleys
5 January 2025
Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Omaka Valley Chardonnay 2023
Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Omaka Valley Chardonnay 2023 $40 With gold medals and 5-star ratings up the wahzoo (technical term) this roasty, toasty bottle of peachy perfection will absolutely bring the grins to any occasion. Crafted to contain a balance of creamy complexity, it deftly works nougat notes with flinty, struck-match magic, and super-sippable, oaky, … Read More
Tags: bouldevines, bouldevines vineyard, Chardonnay, marlborough, omaka valley, rapaura springs, Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Omaka Valley Chardonnay 2023
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