Sacred Hill Riflemans Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2019 $69.99 Sure you could spend seventy dollars on groceries, school fees or a 30minute neck and shoulder shiatsu – but will they deliver the same unparalleled taste-joy as sipping the new Riflemans with a large bowl of bacon and prawn spaghetti? Fat chance. Grilled grapefruit, roast nectarine and … Read More
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Lime Rock Coquina Central Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Lime Rock Coquina Central Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $38 Coquina is the geological term for the soft limestone comprised of cemented shell fragments of bi-vales and molluscs that characterize the base rock which runs deep across the Lime Rock vineyards. They’re located a few kms inland from the town of Waipawa, en route to … Read More
Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2018
Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2018 $34.90 I thought the previous vintage of this wine was pretty hard to beat, but I tell you now, this 2018 is an absolute knee-quaker, brain-shaker and rib-rattler of a wine. For a wine that proudly declares it’s ‘off-shootness’ it’s made with precision and extraordinary care. Cloudy juice was fermented … Read More
Junction Central Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir Rosé 2020
Junction Central Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir Rosé 2020 $20 Crisp, bright, beautifully pale pink in the glass, its white peach, soft cherry and redcurrant characters on the nose and palate make this a refreshing, quenching style for any season. A smidge of classic dried herb on the finish adds to the gum-tickling texture. http://www.junctionwines.co.nz
Ash Ridge Premium Bridge Pa Triangle Malbec 2018
Ash Ridge Premium Bridge Pa Triangle Malbec 2018 $32 Black Doris, Omega and Damson plums are all fighting for space in this dark, glossy, thing of goodness. Malbec is the signature red of Argentina, yet it’s clearly made a happy home at Ash Ridge in the sunbaked soils of Hawke’s Bay’s Bridge Pa Triangle sub-region. … Read More
Tupari Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2018
Tupari Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2018 $30 If you have a hankering for rich, velvety Pinot Noir with layers of fruit and savoury seductiveness stitched together by rhubarb and redcurrant, then this is your magic potion. Fresh, vibrant and saturated with exotic flavours, the texture is slippery, lithe and lovely. Nicely made indeed. http://www.tupari.co.nz
Greystone Organic Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2019
Greystone Organic Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2019 $42 This is the real deal if you’re a fan of coconut, roast pineapple, vanilla and peachy vavoom, then this is your plucky, plush poison. Certified organic and crafted by the ultra-talented Dom Maxwell, this peaches and cream-fest of a chardonnay is juicy, layered with soft almond and nougat … Read More
Lime Rock Central Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2020
Lime Rock Central Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2020 $19.99 I love the tiny squeak of apricot in the colour of this wine as it pours into the glass. The skins of Pinot Gris grapes are pinky-grey and if they’re left in contact with the juice for a short while, they’ll impart this gorgeous rose-gold tint. … Read More
Duncan’s Brewing Maple Pancake Imperial Pastry Stout
Duncan’s Brewing Maple Pancake Imperial Pastry Stout 330ml $10 Maple dark malts have been expertly maltified and maltiplicated into this, the first in George Duncan’s ‘pastry’ series of stouts. I love the lift of vanilla pound cake, classic maple sweetness, almond meal and milk chocolate on the nose and palate. Creamy, cocoa-driven and outrageously luxurious … Read More
Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2019
Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2019 $39.99 Only made when the fruit is absolutely perfect, this shiny new Declaration well and truly shouts from the clouds that its here to make friends so come on over! Scented with lemon brioche, almond meal, nectarine and soft, grapefruit-pith perfection on the palate, it’s elegant, ultra-fresh, delicately styled … Read More