Main Divide North Canterbury Pinot Gris 2018 $20 Crafted from fruit picked ‘late’ so that the natural sugars accumulate to form a rich, honeyed, poached pear-packed style of pinot gris that also carries a hint of spritz on the finish. It’s a style that shows a squeak of smoke, and dried herbs alongside classic roast … Read More
Main Divide North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Main Divide North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $20 This is a juicy, lemony lick around the chops for anyone partial to punchy, tropical tastiness in their sauvignon. Made by the team at Pegasus Bay, they’ve captured the Southern love in a classic, passionfruity, punch in the glass. Crisp, uncomplicated, easy to sip sauvignon that’ll please … Read More
Capital Cider Co Love & Money Mixed Berry Cider
Capital Cider Co Love & Money Mixed Berry Cider 440ml can Nelson’s Capital Cider Co have created a mixed berry option that is dry – yusss!! Clean, zesty and with definite apple backbone, this cider, served super-chilled, has got summer 2020 written all over it. It’s an excellent dry style with attitude and awesome length … Read More
Capital Cider Co. Easy Rider Classic 440ml can
Capital Cider Co. Easy Rider Classic 440ml can Ripe and cleansing and smooth to drink, bursting with apple purity and classic texture, a tweak of sweetness and a long, rich, stylish mouthfeel. This could very well be my favourite of the whole lot. Creamy and very tidily put together, it’s a rewarding thing to sip.
Capital Cider Co. Winning Kaffir Lime, Lemon and Juniper Cider 440ml can
Capital Cider Co. Winning Kaffir Lime, Lemon and Juniper Cider 440ml can The lime quotient is just a sneaky element in the corner, the lemon and juniper provide a soft cloak for the apple base but the mouthfeel is thinner than I’d prefer, but those who like a lighter style of cider may really enjoy … Read More
Capital Cider Co. K.I.S.S Dry Nelson Cider
Capital Cider Co. K.I.S.S Dry Nelson Cider 440ml Can I really like the nose on this cider because it is bursting with punchy apple aromas, green apple skin, a teensy hint of bitterness and the acidity is fresh and there’s a twang of sour that injects extra complexity and adds to the zesty finish and … Read More
Askerne Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2016
Askerne Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir 2016 $22 This is a wine that really benefits from some ‘swirl-time’ in the glass. It may appear a tad closed when first poured, but lordy be, y the time you get to the second half of the glass, she’s a disco queen. Dried herbs, baked cherry, all manner of … Read More
Hancock & Sons Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Hancock & Sons Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 $29.50 From John Hancock and his son Willy, comes this deliciously drinkable blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon that shows blueberry, blackberry, boysenberry, in fact, everything berry in the glass and apart from the bottle itself looking like absolute money on the table, this … Read More
Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018
Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 $29.99 Subtle yet wild-at-heart aromas of cherry and baked raspberry leap out of the glass and in the mouth it’s got that ‘young wine’ friskiness that comes with high acidity – yet there’s an underlying savouriness and structure that supports the ability to age. But right now it’s a … Read More
Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019
Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2019 $12.99 Brand new Cantabrian cherries and cream-filled rosé here from the fine folk at Waipara Hills. With raspberry and watermelon flavours, it’s fresh and zesty, crisp and crunchy, simple and satisfying – and that it’s being sold on special for $13 is crazy. www.thegoodwine.co.nz