Gladstone Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2019 $36 A stylishly savoury pinot noir that’s been grown organically and carefully shepherded into the bottle by Ollie Wylie and Chief Winemaker Eddie McDougall, this is a style that is absolutely classic Gladstone. Cherry, tamarillo and dried herb layers wash across deliciously dusty tannins and compliment its supple acidity. … Read More
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Pegasus Bay Finale Waipara Noble Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Pegasus Bay Finale Waipara Noble Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $42 Only made when the gods of noble rot feel so inclined to touch the vines with their fungal fingers, this dangerously delicious dessert wine is all kinds of evil on the sweet sensation front. Awash with toffee apple, candied citrus, dried mango and acres of … Read More
Rocca delle Macie Tenuta Sant Alfonso Chianti Classico 2018
Rocca delle Macie Tenuta Sant Alfonso Chianti Classico 2018 $34.99 Word on the street is that 2018 could be the best vintage yet of this hugely popular sangiovese. Earthy, liquorice and smoke-laced aromatics link with pomegranate and cherry characters, iron filings, graphite and leads to a smooth, meaty mouthfeel. It hits that balance that good … Read More
Prosper Maufoux Macon-Villages Chardonnay 2020
Prosper Maufoux Macon-Villages Chardonnay 2020 $29.99 A cracker of a wine crafted by the Piffaut family, famous for also owning Veuve Ambal, one of my favourite Crémant producers. Mâcon-Villages is an appellation for chardonnay grown in certain communes of the Mâconnais wine region in southern Burgundy, and this wine is a classy, stylish example indeed. … Read More
Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021
Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 $25 I love how this wine smells like it’s going to be all sweet and fruity and cornflower confection, yet as soon as you get it in your gob, it’s deliciously dry, generously proportioned, drizzled with sea salt and shows an edge of savoury and spice and all things … Read More
Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $22 Holy pea pods Batman! This snappy new sauvignon from one of Marlborough’s pioneering wine families is ripe, rumpty and roaring with classic passionfruit, basil, lush lemon and a shed-tonne (technical term) of citrus and fresh herbs. It’s zesty and vibrant and has vavoom up the wahzoo (another technical term). … Read More
Wairiki Wines Grace Hawke’s Bay White Pinot 2021
Wairiki Wines Grace Hawke’s Bay White Pinot 2021 $25 This ultra-pale, apricot hue of this wine is the result of handpicked pinot noir being pressed as soon as the grapes arrive at the winery. This means only a teensy tweak of colour from those dark, pinot noir skins is able to bleed into the clear … Read More
Martinborough Vineyard Te Tera Pinot Gris 2021
Martinborough Vineyard Te Tera Pinot Gris 2021 RRP $22 Bright, shiny and new to the market, this deliciously dry, nashi and apple-stacked pinot gris has vibrancy, freshness, a rich, generous mid-palate that’s edged with a tweak of nutmeg and elderflower. Superbly sippable. Martinborough Vineyard
Maison Noire Hawke’s Bay Arneis 2021
Maison Noire Hawke’s Bay Arneis 2021 $24 Wow! This grape is best known for being a Northern Italian stallion. However, when Frenchman Guillaume Thomas got hold of some and decided to grow it in the ancient soils left by the Tuki Tuki River in Havelock North, it’s become a Hawke’s Bay hero well and truly. … Read More
Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $22 Sourced from the famed Claim 431 vineyard, this superb value for money pinot noir is packed with punchy raspberry and cherry characters, floral feistiness on the nose, fresh acidity and saucy spice layers on the finish. Easy, lush and very very nice for the price. Mud House