Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022 $32-$39 Crafted from a combination of fruit grown in both the Awatere and Southern Valleys, this Pinot Noir is, 3 years on from harvest, fresh and berry-driven, yet is developing hints of savoury, gamy complexity. Bright, energetic and showing fine-grained tannins that dissolve delicately. Nicely made and lightly styled. Whitehaven
Chard Farm Mason Vineyard Central Otago 2022
Chard Farm Mason Vineyard Central Otago 2022 $88 Holy Parkburn Batman! The spectacular Mason Vineyard Parkburn Pinot Noir is deliciously soothing, elegantly structured, stacked with rooibos tea, baked rhubarb, dark cherry, intense earthy complexity and soft, suede-like tannins to round out its generously creamy, berry-soaked, pepper-dusted finish. Pricey but lusciously nicey, it’s a pinot with … Read More
Chard Farm Mata-Au Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm Mata-Au Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $48 Pronounced ‘matar – oh’, this wine has built a reputation for bringing the very best of the winegrowing talent at Chard Farm into the affordable realm and showcasing the best from their Lowburn and Parkburn vineyards. Mata-Au has a deliciously floral lift of rooibos tea, bright … Read More
Chard Farm The Tiger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm The Tiger Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $88 The Hay family’s team at Chard Farm are specialists in single-vineyard Pinot Noir’s and this particular one hails from a tiny parcel of fruit grown in a vineyard located in Lowburn, between Wanaka and Cromwell near the shores of Lake Dunstan. The Tiger has a … Read More
Chard Farm Viper Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Chard Farm Viper Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022 $88 The Chard Farm winery, owned by the Hay family, is located on land which was a farm founded by Richard Chard in 1868, an entrepreneurial soul who set about growing produce to supply the local gold miners. The Hay’s have crafted a range of single-vineyard … Read More
Alpha Domus The Batten Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024
Alpha Domus The Batten Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024 $44 I cannot stress this enough. The Batten 2024 is my Chardonnay of the year so far, and if you’re a Chardonnay fan or Chardonnay collector, you must beg, steal, borrow, barter, do whatever it takes to get your mits on this vintage as soon as you … Read More
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2023
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2023 $24 Gorgeously golden in the glass, winemaker and owner Emma Lowe has, from a horrific cyclone year, I might add, created a bold, peach and cashew-crammed style with refreshing acidity, buttered toast dusted with cinnamon characters and a finish that’s like a marathon being run in your mouth. Tropic-tastic and … Read More
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2023
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2023 $24.99 2023 was a really tricky year for Hawke’s Bay grapegrowers as Cyclone Gabrielle struck with devastating force just as harvest was about to begin. Yet the folk at Trinity Hill managed to craft a snappy, richly-structured, dry-styled gris laced with classic nashi notes and a hint of … Read More
Huia Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Huia Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $36 From one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected organic pioneers, this sauvignon will appeal to anyone keen on a little less of Sauvignon’s signature squinty acidity and a little more of a softer, creamy side. Scented with gentle bruised basil, lemongrass and jalapeno notes, it has a … Read More
Blank Canvas Anandale Farm Marlborough Riesling 2023
Blank Canvas Anandale Farm Marlborough Riesling 2023 $32 This snappy-sweet, beautifully balanced Kabinett-style Riesling is sourced from a vineyard located in the Blind River sub-region in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. The nose roars with ripe lime, homemade lemonade and freshly cut Ambrosia apples. All of those elements osmose across the palate, leaving an ultra-vibrant, zesty-textured finish … Read More