Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023 $45 After years of building a reputation for turning out excellent-value wines, the Misty Cove kids have released their even excellent-er range called 1203. Made with grapes grown in their Fareham Lane vineyard, this wine is inspired by Mount Stokes, the highest point in the Marlborough … Read More
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Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Riesling 2024
Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Riesling 2024 $24.99 Intense lime and gorgeous Granny Smith goodness roars forth in every sniff and sip. Laced with quartzy minerality and a stitch of salinity, it’s an ultra-refreshing, cheek-slapping style with hints of honeysuckle and a soft ribbon of creaminess coursing through it. Misty Cove
Le Contesse Prosecco DOC Extra Dry NV
Le Contesse Prosecco DOC Extra Dry NV $tbc Attractively clean, floral and laced with green apple and fresh lemon layers. ‘Extra Dry’ actually means (in a delightfully Italian way) that there’s a splash of sweetness in the wine, and not only does that inject richness into the Contesse, but is adds creamy complexity to the … Read More
Oraterra Martinborough Chardonnay 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Chardonnay 2023 $70 Labelled with an artwork by Leanne Williams “In The Presence” and crafted by a team which began life at Dry River wines, this chardonnay has impressive creamy complexity, aromas of baked stonefruit and fennel are licked with pineapple and butterscotch. All these elements osmose across the palate and are bolstered … Read More
Maison Noire Gabrielle’s Kiss 2023
Maison Noire Gabrielle’s Kiss Hawke’s Bay Red Blend 2023 $20 Hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023, Guillaume Thomas at Maison Noire opted to get creative with their Cabernet Franc and Syrah grown high up on the Waimarama Road – and do some crafty blending. Highly floral, laced with bay, tobacco, green peppercorns, black … Read More
Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020
Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough Riesling 2020 $22 Four and a bit years on from vintage, this riesling from one of Marlborough’s founding families has just been released and is showing delicious, maturing characters. Ultra-cleansing, lime-laced, and hosting a hint of weetbix, kero notes and Granny Smith tension on the nose and palate, it’s a an … Read More
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023 $44.99 After years of building a reputation for turning out excellent-value wines, the Misty Cove kids have released their even excellent-er range called 1203. Made with grapes grown in their Fareham Lane vineyard, this wine is inspired by Mount Stokes, the highest point in the Marlborough … Read More
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Misty Cove 1203 Limited Release Marlborough Chardonnay 2023 $44 Inspired by Mt Stokes, which towers 1203m above sea level over the Marlborough region, this wine is excellently energetic and aromatic, and wouldn’t we all like to be that? Well, chaps, each sip of this wine will help you get there, and with its gentle cashew … Read More
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2021
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet 2021 $29 Things I want: to be cosy at home but also socialise and travel. To buy everything I want but also save money and to get super fit, but also eat what I like and not exercise. That’s not too much to ask for, right? Things I … Read More
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Leveret Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $28 From the ‘holy trinity’ of Hawke’s Bay vintages (2019, 2020, 2021) this Syrah is stacked with classic florals, violets, red roses, plum blossom and buckets of cracked pepper and smoky oak. Vibrant and energetic, it dunks your taste buds into dark berryfruit and then dusts them with … Read More