Lindauer Special Reserve Brut Cuvee NV $19 I love its classic coppery-gold colour and the aromas of oatmeal and ANZAC biscuits. Elegantly spritzy in the mouth with tangy white peach and creamy, toasty characters on the finish it’s a great value bubbles for any occasion. Widely available.
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Squawking Magpie ‘The Stoned Crow’ Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2009
Squawking Magpie ‘The Stoned Crow’ Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2009 $40 Inky-dark and packed with concentrated plum, cocoa, sexy spices and lifted dried-herb aromatics. In the mouth it is luscious, juicy and elegantly flavoursome. The tannins are solid, present yet beautifully integrated and contribute to stunning length of flavour. This is a superb wine which is … Read More
Kate Moss, Sailors, Mosel and Ethiopian Wine
Model Winemaker I had to have a chuckle the other day after I’d tweeted the news that international supermodel Kate Moss had purchased a £130,000 vineyard in France for her new husband Jamie Hince. Replies included “unless she’s careful the wine will taste thin and lack body”, and cheekily referring to her cigarette habit and … Read More
Lindauer turns 30!
A birthday for our bubbles… Who’d have thunk it? Lindauer, the signature fizz of this fair land has turned 30! Undoubtedly without this classic bubbly there’d be weddings, 21st’s, office shouts, Christmas parties, birthdays and (dare I say it) funerals which would be much less cheery affairs. So lraise your glass to a brand which … Read More
squawking magpie ‘the stoned crow’ gimblett gravels syrah 2009
Squawking Magpie ‘The Stoned Crow’ Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2009 $40 Inky-dark and packed with concentrated plum, cocoa, sexy spices and lifted dried-herb aromatics. In the mouth it is luscious, juicy and elegantly flavoursome. The tannins are solid, present yet beautifully integrated and contribute to stunning length of flavour. This is a superb wine which is … Read More
Kidnapper Cliffs Cabernet Scoops 5 Nations Trophy
A partnership between prestigious Martinborough producer Dry River and pioneering Gimblett Gravels winery Te Awa in Hawke’s Bay, has beaten an esteemed field from South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Chile and New Zealand to take the hotly contested Five Nations Challenge Red Wine of the Show Trophy. The Kidnapper Cliffs Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 ($55) was … Read More
Cypress Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2010
Cypress Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2010 $21 Lifted spicy plum, raspberry and deep cherry and cocoa aromatics followed by a lovely chocolate, smoke character on the finish, this is a fantastic, fresh, beautifully balanced red that will definitely impress. I think it’ll cellar well for another 4-5 years if you’re disciplined enough. www.cypress.co.nz Cypress Hawke’s Bay … Read More
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Grenache 2007
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Grenache 2007 $60 I’ve been waiting for a 100% Grenache from Hawke’s Bay since forever! Heady roasting pan juices, rosemary and dusty, earthy aromas lead the way to spicy plum, mace and amazingly silky, earthy, blackberry and cherry smoke. It’s a muscular, meaty wine – and is just sensational with … Read More
Cooper’s Creek SV Gisborne ‘Bell Ringer’ Albarino 2011
Coopers Creek SV Gisborne ‘Bell Ringer’ Albarino 2011 $20 Dubbed the ‘Bell Ringer’ because it was an instant hit within the company, it’s also the namesake of their Gisborne growers Doug and Delwyn Bell. It has soft, powdery floral aromas and super-clean, dry and minerally in the mouth with a white peach note on the … Read More
Millton Riverpoint Viognier 2010
Millton Riverpoint Viognier 2010 $28 Scented with yellow plum, orange oil and frangipane. In the mouth it boasts citrus pith and musky, mid-palate seductiveness. Topped off with tangy, warming length of flavour and a nicely balanced 13.5% alcohol, this is definitely a drinkable example that works beautifully with apricot and sage-stuffed pork roast. www.millton.co.nz Millton … Read More