Carrick Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023

27 May 2025By Yvonne

Carrick Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023 $32 Subtle, classic aromatics of persimmon, nashi, white peach, and a lick of white pepper lead to an ultra-refreshing palate layered with musky spices, bright apple and pear, a dusting of nutmeg and a finish that’s long and elegant. Maturing beautifully and destined to reward another 2-3 years in … Read More

Mazuran’s Directors Hawke’s Bay Shiraz 2020

27 May 2025By Yvonne

Mazuran’s Directors Hawke’s Bay Shiraz 2020 $85 Softly styled and moving into its maturing years, this shiraz/syrah shows classic blackcurrant, plum and green peppercorn characters on the nose and smoky, spiced cherry characters on the palate. Slightly short, however there’s a leather-like layer developing in the mid-palate which accentuates its earthy finish. Mazurans

Moko Hills Bendigo Pinot Noir 2022

27 May 2025By Yvonne

Moko Hills Bendigo Pinot Noir 2022 $59 Donald van der Westhuizen clearly has Pinot Noir roaring through his veins because it’s clear that he’s able to eke bottles of brilliance from the schisty slopes of Bendigo. His 2022 vintage is unfined and unfiltered and scented with smoked cherry, freshly sliced rhubarb, white pepper and sous … Read More

Mazuran’s The Governor’s Cellar Gisborne Blanc de Blanc NV

27 May 2025By Yvonne

Mazuran’s The Governor’s Cellar Gisborne Blanc de Blanc Chardonnay NV $65 Gisborne is New Zealand’s spiritual home for Chardonnay, meaning it’s also the home of the base wine for countless kiwi sparkling styles. This is a wine maturing into its lemon pith and brazil-nut spectrum. Very golden in the glass and travelling into its tertiary … Read More

Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2024

26 May 2025By Yvonne

Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2024 $22 Classically structured style here from an absolute guru of gris. On the nose there’s a subtle lift of persimmon, nashi, white pepper, soft peach, apple and a lick of feijoa – all of which osmose onto the palate leaving a fresh, energetic impression and a general “oh yum”. … Read More

Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Martinborough Chardonnay 2021

26 May 2025By Yvonne

Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Martinborough Chardonnay 2021 $39 Re-tasting this two years after release, all I can say is that if you have this in your cellar, see it on a wine list or discover a bottle hidden away on a shop shelf then dive in!! Oh lord, today this wine is overdelivering in every … Read More

Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2023

23 May 2025By Yvonne

Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2023 $35-$39 From one of the most challenging vintages Hawke’s Bay has ever seen, where Cyclone Gabrielle roared through the region and devastated so many vineyards and dumped an unholy amount of rain just a week or two before harvest was due to begin. Fortunately Trinity’s Chardonnay grows in the … Read More

Killibinbin Seduction Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

23 May 2025By Yvonne

Killibinbin Seduction Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 $16-$18 Dangerously drinkable Cabernet here, a wine roaring with sweet blackberry, dark chocolate, ripe cherry and plump, plummy generosity on the nose and palate. Simple, fruity, smooth and sippable. Available from Liquorland, Super Liquor, Whisky Online

Killibinbin Sneaky Shiraz 2022

23 May 2025By Yvonne

Killibinbin Sneaky Shiraz 2022 $16-$18 Classic blackcurrant, sweet plum, fruitwood smoke and buckets of berries combine in this uncomplicatedly sippable Shiraz. Available from Whisky & More, Liquorland, Super Liquor  

Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2024

23 May 2025By Yvonne

Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2024 $24 I’ve tasted many a Grüner V over the years, but it’s the examples from our mates at Misty that repeatedly bring the grins. Instead of being subtle, light, and feathery (as many of the native Austrian examples are), this elegantly-styled wallop of a wine is riddled … Read More