Te Kano Estate Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019

13 July 2022By Yvonne

  Te Kano Estate Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $49 Paired with: Slow Baked Mushrooms by Annabel Langbein in Canvas Magazine NZ Herald July 16 2022 I’ll be honest. There are some weeks when I’m literally just a slow-baked mushroom away from performing seppuku on myself over the state of things. Yet what soothes my … Read More

Ant Moore Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

11 July 2022By Yvonne

Ant Moore Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $22 Basil, lemongrass, elderflower, lemon verbena and punchy passionfruit make this wine a characterful sauvignon blanc indeed. Crafted from fruit grown in the Wairau and Waihopai Valley’s, it’s bright, crunchy, refreshing and rolling across the tongue and gums nicely. Bright, citrus-led and rather lovely. Ant Moore Wines

Te Kano Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2021

11 July 2022By Yvonne

Te Kano Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $36 Crafted from fruit grown in three organically-farmed vineyards across Central Otago’s subregions comes this elderflower, lemon and peach-stacked sauvignon that has richness, presence and excellent palate persistence. Juicy, softly structured and satisfying, it’s a gently plush, stylish sip from the deep south that I really like. Te … Read More

Pepperjack Mendoza Malbec 2019

8 July 2022By Yvonne

Pepperjack Mendoza Malbec 2019 $23 Aussie icons Saltram wines have fallen head over tacones for Argentinean malbec to the point where they just had to find their own fruit and have a crack at it themselves. The result is a black fruit-centric, chocolate and liquorice layered wine that has an instant warming, comforting mouthfeel, juicy, … Read More

99 Rows Te Muna Road Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018

8 July 2022By Yvonne

99 Rows Te Muna Road Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018 $28 Grown high up on the Te Muna Terraces, the pinot noir that comes from Julicher Estate has its own personality and huge florality (definitely a word). Gentle tannins are the cushion for its bright cherry, damson plum, raspberry, and redcurrant razziness (another good word). Plus … Read More

Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

8 July 2022By Yvonne

Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $24 The team at Trinity were clearly having an excellent time in 2021 with chardonnay at all levels just roaring out of the gate with flavour and personality. This vintage erupts with peachy punch and citrus complexity, ferociously fresh acidity, a deliciously defined, creamy mid-palate, a toasty lacing of … Read More

Two Rivers Tributary Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021

4 July 2022By Yvonne

Two Rivers Tributary Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 $30 From a tiny but mighty crop sourced from their Brookby Hill vineyard in Marlborough’s southern valleys, this handharvested, wild-fermented (30% whole bunch) pinot was aged in 4500l French oak cuves for 11 months befoe being bottled unfined and unfiltered. In addition to a classic cherry-drenching, this pinot … Read More

Monowai Upper Reaches Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

29 June 2022By Yvonne

Monowai Upper Reaches Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $35 The juicy, multilayered, gentle stonefruit and caramelised spices in this new vintage merge with creamy depth including creme brulee and creme caramel, peachy notes baked nashi and neenish tart – deliciously complex and macadamia creaminess – roasted nuts and exceptional length of flavour been waiting for this … Read More

Monowai Upper Reaches Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2020

28 June 2022By Yvonne

Monowai Upper Reaches Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2020 $34.99 Upper Reaches refers to Emma Lowe and her husband Marcelo Nunez’s vineyard. It sits high up on the ancient terraces carved out by the mighty Ngaruroro River in the sub-region of Crownthorpe at the foot of the Kaweka Range. Vanilla-dipped cherry and choco-berry aromas lead to … Read More

Monowai Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

28 June 2022By Yvonne

Monowai Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $24.99 There are three words printed on the back label of this bottle. Stonefruit. Vanilla. Toasty. And if you had to simplify this wine you’d absolutely be on point with those words, yet as soon as you sip you’ll see this wine is bursting with extra complexity. Beautifully balanced acidity … Read More