ME by Matahiwi Wairarapa Chardonnay 2017 If you like your chardonnay punchy and fruit-kicked and showing sackloads of citrus, then hop on the bus to freshtopia friend because that’s where this wine is headed. Zesty white peach and grapefruit make up the core of this wine, which is then stitched together by a soft seam … Read More
Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 $60 Red wine lovers, look out. What this wine has is a very particular set of skills. Skills it’s acquired over a very long time, skills that make it a nightmare for people who don’t like cabernet. Because it’s so glorious. If you give in to its … Read More
Ash Ridge Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2016
Ash Ridge Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2016 $50 Unfined, unfiltered and absolutely elegance wine-onified. Perfumed with peppercorn, bay leaf, bright violets and plum blossom, the palate of this new release by winemaker Lauren Swift shows deeply savoury characters, leather-slapped, game meat and mocha notes. Fresh acidity and fanging length of flavour. It’s a syrah that’ll … Read More
Hawkes Ridge Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2014
Hawkes Ridge Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2014 $25 Incredibly golden and glossy in the glass, this viognier is soon-to-be-released and once it’s out there, by hokey New Zealand, it’s in the bag! Or should I say, “in the cellar”, because it’s gloriously gulpable. Think rich apricot, musky florals, sweet citrus concentration and some botrytis influence adds … Read More
Hoppers Crossing Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018
Hoppers Crossing Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 (tank sample) Lush, plush and nicely structured, needs a tiny bit of settling and red berries (wild strawberry, cherry, redcurrant,) decent tannins, fruit concentration and spice. Long finish. Good stuff. very drinkable.
Wrights Reserve Organic Gisborne Chardonnay 2018
Wrights Reserve Organic Gisborne Chardonnay 2018 $30 There’s a hint of musky, ginger and spices on the nose and palate of this chardonnay – so don’t be going in expecting the bog standard peaches and cream characters of your more commercial examples. There’s an earthy, nutty note on the mid-palate and a truffle-like tweak on … Read More
Te Mania Reserve Nelson Chardonnay 2018
Te Mania Reserve Nelson Chardonnay 2018 $32 Elegant and nicely structured, with hazelnut and nectarine notes on the nose and it’s a sexy, mouthfilling style and showing great potential for cellaring. Taut, balanced and showing great character. Nelson chardonnay is a new favourite thing. www.temaniawines.co.nz
Twelve Museum 50yr old South Australian Wines Up for Tasting
TIME TRAVEL – FIFTY-YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN REDS Time: Thursday April 18, 2019, 6.00 pm start Venue: Upstairs Tasting Room, Regional Wines & Spirits, Wellington with Geoff Kelly Cost: $55 per person Booking: https://www.regionalwines.co.nz/collections/events scroll down ************************ Introductory story and more detail both above, or at: http://www.geoffkellywinereviews.co.nz/index.php?ArticleID=99997 The wines in brief: 1968 Hardy’s Cabernet Sauvignon Bin C779 … Read More
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017 $59 How sensual and seductive and intoxicatingly aromatic this wine is, will have you weak at the knees and struggling to form a sentence with every sip. Soaring with rosehip and rooibos tea, cherry, dark plum and mysterious red-fruit saturation that’ll send you into an exotic swoon in … Read More
Christchurch hosts Pinot Noir NZ for first time in its 20-year history
Christchurch hosts Pinot Noir NZ for first time in its 20-year history A 115-strong collective of New Zealand Pinot Noir producers are bringing their international celebration to Christchurch for the first time in 2021, shining the global spotlight on one of New Zealand’s most exciting wines. World famous Pinot Noir celebration hits the South Island … Read More