Matawhero Single Vineyard Gisborne Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $23.99 I’m old enough to remember when a Gisborne sauvignon blanc won the championship sauvignon blanc trophy at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards – and that blew people’s minds! This sauvignon blanc from the team at Matawhero brings back some of those memories of lemongrass, basil, passionfruit, … Read More
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Sacred Hill Hawke’s Bay Brokenstone 2014
Sacred Hill Hawke’s Bay Brokenstone 2014 $45 (re-tasted June 2020) Merlot leads a cast of superstar varieties in this celebrity Gimblett Gravels gathering. Malbec, syrah, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc combine to create a deeply aromatic red with warmth, woollyness and furry feelings in all the right places. This vintage at 6 years on is … Read More
Trinity Hill The Trinity Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2018
Trinity Hill The Trinity Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2018 $22.90 Here’s a shiny new lipsmacking blend of 32% merlot 30% cabernet franc, 28% cabernet sauvignon, 6% petit verdot and 4% malbec from the team at Trinity Hill, and it’s a darn attractive thing to drink. Great value red here, bursting with classic plum and raspberry … Read More
Domain Road The Water Race Central Otago Dry Riesling 2018
Domain Road The Water Race Central Otago Dry Riesling 2018 $27 Great dry riesling should have an immediate flinty, limey, green apple impact on the nose and a tidal wave of crunchy, zesty acidity and lemon-lime layers. This super-juicy new release from Graeme and Jill Crosbie is actually named after the ubiquitous water races that … Read More
Trinity Hill ‘The Trinity’ Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2017
Trinity Hill ‘The Trinity’ Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2017 $22 Comprised of 66% cabernet franc and 34% cabernet sauvignon sourced from Trinity Hill’s Gimblett Stones, Tin Shed and Gimblett Estate vineyards, this ‘Trinity’ is a doozie. A ‘doozie’ (if unaccustomed to that particular linguistic crumb) is otherwise known as a ‘ripsnorter’, a ‘humdinger’ a ‘whopper’ … Read More
Trinity Hill Lost Garden Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2019
Trinity Hill Lost Garden Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2019 $29.95 This Central Hawke’s Bay-grown pinot noir is intensely aromatic, infused with bay leaf, cherry, blueberry and a bunch of bright, vibrant spicy layers to boot. Floral and tightly coiled on the palate, it’s a raspberry-stacked style that will unfurl itself over the next year or … Read More
Trinity Hill White Label Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2018
Trinity Hill White Label Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2018 $22.99 Bright, vibrant and cherry-saturated, here’s a slippery-textured, smooth and softly spiced pinot noir sourced from quality vineyards in the South Central Hawke’s Bay sub-regions of Porangahau and Waipawa. Sites boasting a range of soil types include limestone and argillite which (when combined with a long, … Read More
Moutere Hills Sarau Reserve Nelson Merlot 2018
Moutere Hills Sarau Reserve Nelson Merlot 2018 $55 With its heady perfume of bay leaf and tobacco, fig and prune characters, this soft, plump, fleshy Nelson merlot has slippers by the fireside written all over it. Moutere Hills was founded back in 1997 and 27 years on, they’re turning out some seriously delicious wine. Sarau … Read More
Nineteen Sixty Six Nelson Chardonnay 2019
Nineteen Sixty Six Nelson Chardonnay 2019 $19.80 Hold the phone, pause the Netflix, and get out the good goblets because how good is this wine! Named after the birth year of Rusty & Lisa, (the awesome twosome responsible for crafting this wine), it’s a chardonnay that’ll have your knees a’wobblin and your lips a’puckering with … Read More
Moutere Hills Nelson Rumer 2016
Moutere Hills Nelson Rumer 2016 $55 Here’s a sensational, smoked-berries-and-leather layered lovely from one of our favourite Nelson-based producers. Unusual in that it’s predominantly merlot, winemaker Rusty Rayne (cool name) has also blended syrah and cabernet sauvignon alongside it, to give inject extra, peppery gravitas. Named after Rusty’s much-loved vineyard Kelpie dog, this rockin’ red … Read More