Domain Road Defiance Central Otago Chardonnay 2020 ($32) Slow down, find a spot, indicate and do your best parallel park because you’re going to want to have all your wheels pointing forward to take on this absolute stunner of a chardonnay. Intense grapefruit, roast peach, pineapple and caramelised, toasty oak notes roar out of the … Read More
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Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020
Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 $35 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Spicy Duck Noodle bowl recipe in NZ Herald Canvas Sat 28th May 2022 Ah 1994. Nancy Kerrigan got kneecapped, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s president, Michael Jackson married Lisa-Marie Presley, and we used Netscape Navigator to browse the newfangled internet thing. It’s also when Sue … Read More
Gold Digger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Gold Digger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $29.99 Years ago I bought a hobby horse for my little niece and told her it could be her noble steed, but she misheard and named it ‘My Noble Steve’. I never corrected her and Steve served her well. As will a serving of this gentle beast from … Read More
Seresin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Seresin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $25 If jalapeños are your jam then this certified organic, biodynamically-crafted sauvignon blanc is going to seriously spin your wheels. Grown in Seresin’s Raupo Creek vineyard, fermented using naturally occurring, wild yeasts and matured in a mixture of old oak vessels before being blended with a 9% splash of semillon … Read More
Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2020
Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2020 $25 If you like your riesling to assail your olfactories with apple, lime zest and a lick of magical minerality, you’ve done a perfect parallel park my friend. Punchy acidity, pure pipfruit and crunchy citrus and the unmistakable rain-on-hot-asphalt punch of petrichor, make this an ultra-refreshing sip. It has excellent length … Read More
Honest Horse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Honest Horse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $40 (for two bottles) Craig and Tamara Plunkett are the faces behind Plunkett Estate. They might be a new wine enterprise in the Spring Creek subregion of Marlborough, but their family farm has a long history of being very horsey, hence the name. I often find Spring Creek sauvignon … Read More
The Darling ‘Arnst’ Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
The Darling ‘Arnst’ Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $49 This organic, unfined, unfiltered pinot noir is named after Bart Arnst, one-half of the power-pioneer duo of organic kiwi wine growing, Darling wines. Together with business partner Chris Darling, he’s sourced a parcel of superb Central Otago fruit to create a style bursting with tamarillo, rhubarb, … Read More
Black Quail Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Black Quail Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $49 This new release from the small, Bannockburn vineyard owned by Rod and Mirani Keillor is garnet-red, scented with soft spices and subtle rhubarb, raspberry and cherry notes and lightly-styled on the palate. If you’re looking for a punch-in-the-face pinot then you’ve come to the wrong cul-de-sac my … Read More
Maori Point Central Otago Riesling 2020
Maori Point Central Otago Riesling 2020 $30 Showing crisp apple, lime blossom, lemon zest and impressive minerality alongside a squeak of natural sweetness, this riesling is a crisp, crunchy-fresh style that will freshen up even the most jaded of tastebuds. At 11.9% alcohol and 17g/l of residual sugar creates a mouthwatering palate structure and a … Read More
Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2021
Coal Pit Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 $34 Such a precise, pretty rosé right here from Gibbston Valley-grown fruit and crafted by winemaker Anika Willner, it’s an ultra-pretty wine with a generous, redcurrant and raspberry fullness. Juicy-textured and showing hints of creaming soda, red apple, quartzy minerality and pink peppercorn spices – it’s absolutely … Read More