Taylors Legacy Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 $1000 This eyepoppingly elegant Clare Valley cabernet sauvignon has had a splash each of merlot and cabernet franc added to inject a touch extra complexity to wine crafted from fruit sourced from the very best blocks of the year. It was given a cool, quiet, 42-month sleep in … Read More
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Taylors The Visionary Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Taylors The Visionary Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 $220 Tasted bottle no. 4034 Inky-bright and garnet-dark, this deeply complex, exotically-scented cabernet sauvignon roars with bay, blueberry, fresh tobacco and earthy, dutch cocoa characters. It’s the 7th vintage of ‘Visionary’ which is named after founder Bill Taylor, who had a vision beyond his life in big … Read More
Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2023
Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2023 $38 Anika Willner is the evil genius winemaker responsible for this absurdly pretty and delectably dry rosé. Served in a bottle decorated with a Huia feather designed by artist Chris Heaphy and a South Island Tomtit bird on the back, it’s been crafted with 100% pinot noir, … Read More
Yealands Babydoll Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Babydoll Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $15-$18 If the tornado of jalapeno, basil and lime leaf lifting towards your nostrils doesn’t wow you, then the brisk, bracing, burst of lemongrass, white peach, passionfruit and lime gelato-like flavours should knock your knickerbockers off. Named after the diminutive heritage-breed sheep from the South Down hills of England’s Sussex … Read More
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Estate Chardonnay 2022
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Estate Chardonnay 2022 $24 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Mediterranean Salmon in the NZ Herald Nov 4th 2023 Absolutely erupting with peach crumble, grilled grapefruit and soft pineapple characters, this is a perky, punchy style that’s brisk, refreshing and roaring with personality and freshness. A roasty, toasty crowd-pleaser for certain. Summer wedding? … Read More
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2020
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2020 $32 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Lemongrasss Chilli Chicken NZ Herald Canvas Magazine 28th Oct 2023 If you like your pinot gris to have a teensy splash of sweetness, then prepare for all the grins to begin. I love the classic walnut and nashi niceness in this absolute belter from … Read More
Decibel Hawke’s Bay Malbec 2021
Decibel Hawke’s Bay Malbec 2021 $32 This is one seriously fleshy, spice-stacked, cocoa and blueberry, softly peppery, plush malbec and I’m here for it. The mouthfeel is warm, woolly, round and roaring with textural tannins that boast prickle in all the right places. Juicy and velvety and energising to sip. This malbec is a rich, … Read More
Decibel Hawke’s Bay Rosé Petillant Naturel 2023
Decibel Hawke’s Bay Rosé Petillant Naturel 2023 $35 Malbec grown in Hawke’s Bay’s Bridge Pa region has been crafted in an ancient method of bottling partially-fermented wine and allowing the yeast to finish their job in the bottle – so it keeps on creating fizz. The spent yeast, or “lees”, remain in the bottle so … Read More
Hush Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Hush Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $38 While any tasting notes and technical details about this wine are sketchy, (due to it being a secret Decibel Wines collaboration project), you really don’t need to know anything except that it’s incredibly floral and vibrantly spiced on the nose, dark berries, classic pepper, it’s all here. The palate … Read More
Decibel Giunta Hawke’s Bay Malbec Nouveau 2022
Decibel Giunta Hawke’s Bay Malbec Nouveau 2022 $19 Giunta is a range of wines made in a nod to the surname of owner-winemaker Daniel Brennan’s Sicilian great-grandparents. While his great-grandparents were old, this malbec, crafted from two clones (595 & 1056) grown on 3 different blocks around the Bridge Pa Triangle has been designed to … Read More