Kidnapper Cliffs Hawke’s Bay Pinotage 2010 $45 One of the most sophisticated examples of pinotage on the NZ market, this wine oozes cranberry, redcurrant, rosehip tea and cherry cola aromas yet it has a spicy edge with savoury, dried herb flavours and is soundly built with solid tannins a warming mid-palate and lengthy persistence of … Read More
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Church Road Reserve Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2010
Church Road Reserve Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2010 $40 I love the essence of orange oil, quince and wild flowers on the nose and the immediate burst of mandarin, apricot and soft spices in the mouth. Its lusciousness and mid-palate texture is absolutely divine and it’s a superb example of the style. One glass is just … Read More
Shiraz with a bit of Sparkle…
If there’s one thing surer than death and taxes, it’s that by now you’re probably wondering what on earth to do with all that excess Christmas chocolate, the boxes of crystallised ginger that grandad keeps forgetting to take home with him, all the uneaten Round Wine’s or Krispie’s left in the Griffins Sampler tin and … Read More
Framingham F-Series Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2011
Framingham F-Series Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2011 375ml $60 Framingham F-Series Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2011 Wow! I gave this wine a 20/20 score because it is perfect in every way. Masterfully created from dried botrytis-selected individual berries, scented with fresh-baled hay, feijoa jelly and sherbert-like aromas, it oozes super-concentrated marmalade, toffee, and blue-borage honey richness in the mouth. … Read More
Framingham F-Series Riesling Beerenauslese 2011
Framingham F-Series Riesling Beerenauslese 2011 375ml $50 Framingham F-Series Riesling Beerenauslese 2011 Unctuous and silky with toffee, pineapple and candied fruits on the nose and boasting smooth, yet tongue-tingling elegant acidity in the mouth. Beautifully balanced and lengthy.
Framingham Noble Marlborough Riesling 2011
Framingham Noble Riesling 2011 $35 375ml Framingham F-Series Noble Riesling 2011 Exotically scented with crystallised pineapple and pear notes, while in the mouth it bursts with toffee, marmalade and honeyed heavenliness. Incredibly fresh and vibrant on the finish.
Framingham F-Series Riesliing Auslese 2011
Framingham F-Series Riesling Auslese 500ml $40 Framingham F-Series Riesling Auslese 2011 Lifted toffee-edged tropical characters on the nose followed by dried apricot and lemon flavours in the mid-palate. Very satisfying, sweet yet deliciously refreshing.
Framingham Select Marlborough Riesling 2011
Framingham Select Riesling 2011 $35 Framingham Select Riesling 2011 Sweet pear and white peach aromatics followed by a burst of lime intensity in the mouth leaving an ultra-clean, tangy citrus texture on the finish – delicious.
Framingham F-Series Riesling Kabinett 2011
Framingham F-Series Riesling Kabinett 2011 $35 (84.8 Oechsle) Light apple and lime essences on the nose and soft mineral-sweetness on the palate.
Sweet As For Summer!
“We will NEVER do nine stickies in one year ever again” says a worn-out Dr Andrew Hedley. 2011 is Andrew’s tenth year at Framingham Wines, and to celebrate he and his team thought it might be clever to have a crack at making every style of sweet white wine under the sun. Yet having been … Read More