Gibson Bridge Celebration Méthode Traditionelle Gewürztraminer Rosé 2020 $56 Sparkling gewürztraminer is a very rare thing to find, so it’s exciting to see that a tiny, Blenheim producer is having a crack at it. Called rosé as the juice has taken on the dusky pink hue of the gewürztraminer berries, it’s a dry, full style … Read More
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McArthur Ridge Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
McArthur Ridge Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $43 Perfumed with poached rhubarb and masses of red berries and cherries, this new ‘reserve’ is a smooth, spice-soaked, style with a core of bright, alluring, fleshy fruit that brilliantly saturates the senses. Have some on hand for when your sister-in-law shows up and asks how you’re … Read More
McArthur Ridge Southern Tor Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
McArthur Ridge Southern Tor Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $39.99 This shiny new Southern belle shows fresh black tea and soft savoury notes and layers of wild berry and rhubarb, all combined with hints of saucy smoke, spices, tamarillo, cherry and boasts a vibrant, velvety finish. Central Otago’s sub-regions are carved from ancient glaciers that … Read More
McArthur Ridge Falls Dam Central Otago Pinot Gris 2020
McArthur Ridge Falls Dam Central Otago Pinot Gris 2020 $25 Bursting with apple blossom, lime and fresh pear pluckiness, this southern gris is ultra-refreshing, stacked with citrus and sprinkled with spice. Beautifully balanced and clean, it shows lovely minerality and a hint of leesy complexity on the finish. McArthur Ridge
McArthur Ridge Lilico Central Otago Rosé 2020
McArthur Ridge Lilico Central Otago Rosé 2020 $24.99 With a good chill on it, this negroni-pink pinot noir-based rosé offers buckets of bright florals, concentrated cherry, cranberry and red apple layers on the nose and palate. Juicy acidity and a dryish finish make it a good, summer afternoon sip for sure.
Orlando Jacaranda Ridge Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Orlando Jacaranda Ridge Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 $65 Impenetrably inky and glossy blood-black in the glass, this bay leaf, blackberry and tobacco-stacked cabernet is just woof-inducingly lovely to drink. Finely tuned tannins follow a palate awash with dark cocoa, leather, plum and smoked cherries. The acidity and alcohol (14.5%) are beautifully balanced and add freshness … Read More
McArthur Ridge Brass Knocker Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021
McArthur Ridge Brass Knocker Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 $20 Re-tasted Feb 3 2023 and re-evaluated to 5-star Evolving beautifully into a spectrum of dried herb and complex cherry notes with hints of vanilla and cocoa. Gold Medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 From the team at McArthur Ridge comes a new vintage of what’s … Read More
Orlando Hilary Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019
Orlando Hilary Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019 $30 The Adelaide Hills subregion is seriously exciting for chardonnay and as soon as you put this pearla rippa cracka, corka, bonza, grouse chardonnay in your goblet, you’ll see exactly why I’m all over it like a weighted blanket from Briscoes. Incredibly well balanced, bursting with nectarine and grilled … Read More
Blackenbrook Family Reserve Nelson Pinot Noir 2019
Blackenbrook Family Reserve Nelson Pinot Noir 2019 $45 I can totally see why this wine made the cut for Ursula and Daniel Swarzenbach’s Family Reserve – clearly 2019 was a year where Tāwhirimātea, Māori god of the weather, gave out the good behaviour awards to their vines. The resulting wine is plucky, plush and showing … Read More
Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2019
Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2019 $23 Bright roasted peach and pineapple on the nose combine with toasted almond and creme caramel characters to create a seductively sippable chardonnay that’s juicy and soothing and rewarding. Fresh, frisky and stacked with stonefruit. Delicious! Blackenbrook