Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $45 Tom and Fiona Hutchison are the talented twosome behind the certified organic, biodynamically-farmed Rock Ferry vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago, and their wine director, Allan McWilliams, has been making wine for Tom Hutchinson and Fiona Harvey at Rock Ferry since they began in the mid-2000s. … Read More
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Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Tempranillo 2022
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Tempranillo 2022 $50 Fiona and Tom Hutchison created Rock Ferry back in 2005 and developed the organic, Central Otago-based Trig Hill vineyard at the same time. It’s beyond a stretch for most to attempt growing this Spanish staple in the southernmost wine region of the world — but shiver … Read More
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $27-$32 Crafted from some of the oldest Mendoza-clone vines in Marlborough, this new Chardonnay is deliciously toasty, roasty, packed with golden, ripe peach and edged with fragrant grapefruit and creamy, brulee and oatmeal characters. It’s a Chardonnay that winemaker Dave Clouston can be rightly proud of. Sophisticated, … Read More
Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024
Rua Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024 $28 Prepare for the subtle scent of baked cherries and the aroma of thyme, rubbed between your palms. The scent of wild rhubarb, baking spices and raspberry. They merge into a flavour spectrum of redcurrant, black tea, and exotic spices, with textures that are fleshy and lithe, and a … Read More
Schild Estate Barossa Shiraz 2022
Schild Estate Barossa Shiraz 2022 $24.99 If you don’t want to feel ancient, never use the phrase ‘burn CDs’ in front of anyone under 25. The baffled, slightly pitying look they’ll give you will crush your soul. Happily, you can turn to this bright-as-a-button wine to cheer yourself up. Ultra-attractive, it bursts with blackcurrant, fruitcake … Read More
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Franc 2022
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Franc 2022 $36 Meeting Alex Hendry, Linden’s winemaker, is like meeting an elf-warrior who also happens to be a Mohican punk god that can conjure up magical Merlot-based blends that’ll drag you into his very tasty cult before you can scream “God Save The Queen!” Google him, click ‘images’ … Read More
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah Blanc de Noir 2023
Linden Estate Hawke’s Bay Syrah Blanc de Noir 2023 $32 It’s not everyday you see syrah made in the style of a white wine, right? But in a year when most of his vineyards were obliterated by Cyclone Gabrielle, winemaker Alex Hendry felt it couldn’t hurt to experiment. What did he have to lose? Well, … Read More
Linden Destination Series Dam Block Hawke’s Bay 2020
Linden Destination Series Dam Block Hawke’s Bay 2020 $64 While there’s a seriously decent splash of merlot in the mix, the cabernet force is strong in this one. Delivering layers of lifted tobacco, dark cocoa, espresso, iron filings, and dusty carpenter’s workshop notes on the nose and palate, it’s roaring with toasty, smoky complexity. The … Read More
Brown Brothers King Valley Limited Edition Prosecco NV
Brown Brothers King Valley Limited Edition Prosecco NV $19 Released in a limited edition, ultra-lightweight aluminium bottle with a re-sealable, screwcap lid, this Prosecco is the ultimate for laid-back picnics or full-on weddings. Masters of growing the classic Italian grape Glera, in Australia’s King Valley, the team at Brown Brothers have worked out how to … Read More
Mount Four The Patriarch Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024
Mount Four The Patriarch Martinborough Pinot Noir 2024 $35 Martinborough Pinot Noir has its own signature. Intensely floral yet deeply earthy and finishing with a creamy, savoury finish, it’s the liquid lovechild of Marlborough-based, French winemaker Marie Navailles. Scented with smoked cherry, soft rhubarb and dried bouquet garni, her wine rolls out fresh, slippery, soothing … Read More