Cardrona Distillery Single Malt Central Otago Pinot Cask 700ml 52%abv $353 Just 362 bottles of this exclusive whisky were hand bottled in its second batch on December 2 2024. Drawn from French oak pinot noir barrels, this insanely deliciously, exotically-structured whisky roars with honey-buttered, scorched stonefruit, sultana-soaked Christmas cake batter, smoked fig and toasted pecan … Read More
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Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023 $80 Wilco Lam’s first Pinot Noir for Martinborough’s new Oraterra brand is a lightly, yet elegantly structured example that’s had 18-24 days on skins inside large, 100% new, predominantly Austrian 500L oak puncheons. Sourced from clones 5, 10/5 and Abel from the McCreanor vineyard in central Martinborough, the result is … Read More
Rock Ferry Marlborough Brut Pinot Blanc 2022
Rock Ferry Marlborough Brut Pinot Blanc 2022 $35 Pinot Blanc is known as many names in different parts of the world. It’s Weissburgunder or Klevner in Austria, Fehér Burgundi in Hungary, Pinot Bianco in Spain and Italy, Rulandské bílé in the Czech Republic, Rulandské Biele in Slovakia and Bijeli Pinot in Croatia. So there you … Read More
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $29 A really layered and interesting Sauvignon Blanc here from the organic Corners vineyard on the Wairau plains where predominantly Clone 316 vines grow. Fermented wild in a combo of a concrete egg and seasoned, older French Oak puncheons and left on lees for 8 months, … Read More
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Organic Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Organic Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023 $30 If you’ve been hunting for the most perfectly balanced pinot gris in all the land, then abra-ca-sippy-dabra, my friend: the Trig Hill fits the bill. It’s a stunner with its bold nashi juice, nutmeg, and mandarin aromas and rich, juicy, ultra-crisp nectarine flavours. … Read More
Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2023
Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2023 $25 A blend of 81% Pinot Noir, 9% Pinot Blanc and 10% Pinot Gris all harvested together on the same day from their biodynamically managed, certified organic Orchard Vineyard. It was then fermented long and cool then aged on its lees for 6 months and lightly filtered … Read More
Jules Taylor Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Jules Taylor Marlborough Chardonnay 2023 $25 I am LOVING. This. Chardonnay! Jules clearly had a blinder of a vintage in 2023 because this wine absolutely roars with ripe stonefruit and is prickled with pineapple, and luscious lemon and then crammed with creamy cashew and almond notes to flesh out a finish fanging with flavour. Juicy … Read More
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023 $45 A supremely elegant and stylishly structured pinot gris from a talented team led by ex-Dry River winemaker Wilco Lam. Scented with poached quince, nutmeg-sprinkled baked apple, soft peach and spice. The palate is juicy, generously proportioned yet refreshing and cleansing. Summer fruits, creamy textures, and a long, complex finish … Read More
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Cabernet Franc 2023
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Cabernet Franc 2023 $47.90 A deliciously vibrant Cabernet Franc from one of Marlborough’s organic viticulture pioneers. It’s a wine perfumed with smoked blueberry, fresh tobacco, bright berries, bay leaf, soft herbaceousness and a lick of earthy complexity. Fresh, energetic and showing luscious, softly prickly tannins, plush textures and a … Read More
Three Fates Gordon Russell Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc 2024
Three Fates Gordon Russell Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc 2024 $40 From Ian and Linda Quinn’s Two Terraces vineyard out in Mangatahi west of Hastings, this wild-fermented collaboration between Holly, Hester and Casey from Three Fates, and Holly’s father Gordon Russell (ex-Esk Valley) one of New Zealand’s pioneer Chenin Blanc masters. Aromas of mandarin, jasmine, peach … Read More