Ata Rangi Craighall Chardonnay 2007 $40 ***** Like a chrysanthemum unfolding a hundred perfect petals, this wine opens up a whole new world for your tastebuds as it oozes ripe grapefruit, toasty oak and concentrated mealy, peachy flavours. Made from old Martinborough vines, the Craighall cements itself as one of New Zealand’s Super Classics – … Read More
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Alana Estate Chardonnay
Alana Estate Chardonnay 2007 $42.00 ***** Alana Estate, where have you been all my life? This Martinborough chardonnay has delicious aromas of ripe peach, buttered toast, juicy grapefruit and as soon as I sipped it I fell in love. Satisfying and rich with a silky fresh texture in the mouth and incredible persistence of flavour. … Read More
Michael Cooper releases new Buyer’s Guide & Wine Atlas of NZ January 2009
Michael Cooper releases new Buyer’s Guide & Wine Atlas of NZ January 2009 Known for years as the moustachioed mouthpiece of the New Zealand wine industry, the whiskery walrus of wine knowledge, the ginger-haired ghost that lurks in the shadows waiting to pounce on the unjust or slightly suss on behalf of innocent wine consumers … Read More