Scout Glasnevin Waipara Riesling 2019 $30 Don’t let the ultra-soft, delicate, lemony aromatics fool you because as soon as this hits your palate it’s like biting into a spanky-fresh Braeburn apple with that twang of bitterness from the skin snaking across the juiciness in the mid-palate and a hit of honeysuckle reignites the varietal character. … Read More
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Petane Station Hau Hau Block Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019
Petane Station Hau Hau Block Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 $30 For starters just try to peel your eyes away from the glorious golden-ness that pours into the glass in order to command your arm to actually raise it to your nose. You’ll be hit by roast pear, caramelised, spiced apple and pecan pie perfume … Read More
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2019
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2019 $19.99 That so much pure, Hawke’s Bay syrah-ness is able to be crammed inside a bottle for just $20 just blows my mind. Yet in the hands of the team at Trinity Hill, any syrah grape can feel confident that it’ll be shepherded into the bottle with the best … Read More
Untitled Wines Pinot Petit 2019
Untitled Wines Pinot Petit 2019 $24.99 Lithe and funky, this pinot noir (plumped up with a splash of petit verdot) might be pale in the glass, but it’s intense on the chops. Sourced (in classic, crazy, ‘Untitled’ fashion) from vineyards located in Marlborough and Auckland, it’s a blend that, while unconventional, has really spun my … Read More
Black Estate Home North Canterbury Chardonnay 2018
Black Estate Home North Canterbury Chardonnay 2018 $41.99 Paired in dish magazine Summer 2020 Barbequed beer-can chicken Ahoy chardonnay squealers! You’re gonna be wanting to know about the groovy and gorgeously tasty Black Estate Home North Canterbury Chardonnay 2018 ($41.99) because it’s finger-lickin’ with this chicken. The style oozes grilled citrus, layers of caramelised, spicy … Read More
Bald Hills Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016
Bald Hills Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 $46 Aged in 33% new French oak for 12 months, this incredibly floral, fruit saturated pinot noir creates an immediate impression and brings the grins from the first sip. Youthful and buoyant and bursting with wild cherry, smoked spices and silky textures. It possesses a lift … Read More
Los Aguilares Pago El Espino 2016
Los Aguilares Pago El Espino 2016 $52.85 Produced from 70% petit verdot, 20% syrah and 10% tempranillo grown at 900m altitude in the Sierra of Ronda in Malaga, this ultra-floral, fruit saturated style will wow the crowds (not that you’ll be wanting to share, but hey, the thought is there.) Ripe, buoyant blueberry, cherry and … Read More
Javier Sanz Rueda Verdejo 2018
Javier Sanz Rueda Verdejo 2018 $28.95 100% verdejo (verdelho) here from Javier Sanz, whose vineyards are laid out in a mosaic of plots and small vineyards all within the Valladolid municipality of La Seca in Spain. His verdejo is a sexy, lithe young thing bursting with summer flowers, crabapples, nashi and nectarine. Vibrant varietal notes … Read More
Aranleón Sólo 2017
Aranleón Sólo 2017 $32 I love how it has the details of the wine punched in braille on the side of the label, very cool and should be compulsory on all wine bottles methinks. Organically crafted from 80% bobal and 20% syrah grapes grown in the Valencia region, this inky-dark, intensely spicy and aromatic red … Read More
Collazzi Liberta Toscana IGT 2015
Collazzi Liberta Toscana IGT 2015 $40 Collazzi Estate was built in 1560 by Michelangelo on the ruins of a Roman fort. The vineyard is tiny, so wines from here are scarce. Run by three siblings from the Marchi family – Carlo Marchi, Grazia Marchi Gazzoni Frascara and Bona Marchi Frescobaldi, this blend of merlot, cabernet … Read More