O:TU Limited Release Methode Traditionelle Blanc de Blanc Brut 2018 $36 Crafted entirely from chardonnay, this biscuity, cashew-edged, creamy example is laced with lemon and finishes with a toasty, nutty line. Smooth and textural, with fine, delicate beading and a persistent, very pleasurable mousse. http://www.otuwine.com
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Giesen Uncharted Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Giesen Uncharted Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $19.99 Released as part of a shiny new range and boasting an updated Giesen crest. The crest has been around since their first wines of the 1980’s and incorporates the Southern Cross stars, the ship which represents the journey that Alex, Theo and Marcel made to Aotearoa and the … Read More
Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019
Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 $43 From Jules Taylor’s Wrekin Vineyard located in Marlborough’s southern valley’s comes this new vintage of her On The Quiet Pinot Noir and it’s quite possibly the tastiest thing you can spend $43 on right now. Inky-dark and intensely perfumed with wild cherries, ripe rhubarb and cranberry complexity, … Read More
Mahi Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020
Mahi Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 $22 Supremely refined and elegant, deliciously dry, yet saturated with crisp nashi notes. Cleansing, quartz textures, electric acidity and energiser bunny persistence of flavour means it’ll perk up even the most flaccid of palates. Yum! Softly spiced, refreshing and darn lovely to drink. http://www.mahiwine.co.nz
Smith & Sheth Cru Howell Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018
Smith & Sheth Cru Howell Vineyard Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2018 $40 I love how precise this chardonnay is, how clean and crammed with citrus it is. With frisky grapefruit, pineapple, lemon and nectarine niceness, all juiced together with roast coconut, buttered crumpet and beautifully balanced oak complexity it’s a supremely elegant, elevated, citrus-focused and clean … Read More
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 $55 Organic wine wonder-couple Tom Hutchison and Fiona Harvey, have crafted this intensely-flavoured, unfiltered example from a tiny site in the desert-scape of Bendigo. Crammed with dark cherry, rosehip and black tea characters, the Trig Hill is incredibly fresh and frisky, yet maintains a delicious … Read More
Moana Park Estate Growers’ Collection Gisborne Chardonnay 2020
Moana Park Estate Growers’ Collection Gisborne Chardonnay 2020 $25 Gisborne has a reputation for turning out classic, tropical, peachy, creamy styles that wow the crowds, and that’s why the Moana Park have opted to source fruit from the region to work their magic and shepherd it into the bottle. Subtle aromas of pear, peach and … Read More
Petane Station Late Harvest Edelzwicker 2020
Petane Station Late Harvest Edelzwicker 2020 $30 375ml Taken from the German words ‘edel’ (noble) and ‘zwicker’ (blend), edelzwicker is an old Alsatian name for a blend of ‘noble’ or important grapes harvested from the same vineyard on the same day and made into a wine that truly reflects the season and the site. 2020 … Read More
Petane Station Edelzwicker 2020
Petane Station Edelzwicker 2020 $27 How it looks is exactly how it’s pronounced my little edel’s! Edelzwicker is a very old German/Alsatian wine name created from the word ‘edel’ (noble) and ‘zwicker’ (blend) where different ‘noble’ grape varieties are all picked on the same day from the same vineyard to create a wine that truly … Read More
Petane Station Bellbird Block Gewürztraminer 2020
Petane Station Bellbird Block Gewürztraminer 2020 $36 With just 70 dozen made of this lychee-laden little lovely from out Esk Valley way, by the time I finish writing this review it’ll possibly all be gone! My individually numbered bottle (the gorgeous no. 915) poured a perfectly pale gold wine, bursting with baking spices, mango, rosewater … Read More