Shield Nelson Chardonnay 2021 Classic stonefruit aromatics with a hint of grilled grapefruit lead to a robust, toast-edged palate, roast almonds and baked peach characters in the mid-palate. Fresh yet comforting, with warming alcohol and it has a dried herb edge on the finish.
Author: Yvonne
Shield Nelson Pinot Gris 2022
Shield Nelson Pinot Gris 2022 Richly aromatic, it’s showing roast quince and dried apple notes on the nose and yet on the palate it’s clean and crammed with classic pear and apple strudel characters on the mid-palate. While it feels generous and rich in the mouth, it actually finishes dry and very textural and shows … Read More
Villa Maria Braided Gravels Hawke’s Bay Albariño 2021
Villa Maria Braided Gravels Hawke’s Bay Albariño 2021 $29 Incredibly cleansing, this local version of a Spanish classic roars with green apple, pear, quince, lemon, lime and summer flowers on the nose and erupts with zesty citrus complexity on the palate. Fermented very gently as a single parcel in a concrete egg vat, the result … Read More
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Barossa Rum Cabernet 2021
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Barossa Rum Cabernet 2021 $21 Well well well. With all the bourbon-aged red wines out there, I didn’t expect the character of this wine to be so different, what with it coming from extended maturation in rum barrels. But hello! It’s chock-full of caramel and vanilla and ripe sultana-saturated sweetness … Read More
Barossa Black Barossa Double Oak Series Bourbon Cabernet 2021
Barossa Black Barossa Double Oak Series Bourbon Cabernet 2021 $21 If you’ve ever fantasised about the love child of cabernet sauvignon getting jiggy with a saucy old bourbon barrel, then welcome to wine porn my friend. Bay, tobacco and classic dark fruits merge with exotic vanilla, sweet smoke and spiced toffee and caramel notes to … Read More
Barossa Black Barossa Cabernet 2021
Barossa Black Barossa Cabernet 2021 $19 Classic dark, inky cabernet with a sweet boysenberry concentration, hints of peppermint chocolate and bay, it’s an easy, smooth, plump red that’ll keep the party moving. Or it’ll round out your quiet time in front of the telly nicely. If you’re a chunk of blue cheese I’d be very … Read More
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Bourbon Barossa Shiraz 2019
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Bourbon Barossa Shiraz 2019 $21 Dangerously easy to drink, this Barossa shiraz has been aged in old bourbon barrels which immediately gives the wine an alluring, heady, vanilla and caramel character which attaches itself to a core of deep berryfruit and dark cocoa. Smooth, ultra-ripe, velvety and sweet, it’ll be … Read More
Ara Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
Ara Marlborough Chardonnay 2022 $16-$25 Paired with: Annabel Langbein’s Salmon Noodle Bowl in NZ Herald Canvas July 1 2023 Salmon and Chardonnay go together like Sonny and Cher, like Kylie and Jason, like Art and Matilda. Yet as soon as you pair the silky, peachy, softly-toasty tones of Ara’s new release with the fleshy, slipperiness … Read More
Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019
Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 $40 Paired with: Annabel Langbein’s Shiitake Soba Noodles in the NZ Herald Canvas July 1 2023 This dish is very green and crunchy with all that broccoli, cucumber and coriander, and you’re possibly wondering why I’m recommending a red wine to go with it. Well, I’ll tell … Read More
Falconhead Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Falconhead Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $15-$18 Hands down this is one of my favourite 2022 sauvignon blancs. It is so deliciously punchy and perfectly prickly in terms of its textures. Passionfruit, lemongrass, lime zest and bursting with basil, it has incredible citrus concentration and a lovely herbaceous layer running from sniff to sip to swallow. … Read More