San Marzano Talo Negroamaro Salento IGP 2023 $26 For such a new Negroamaro, this wine is roaring with ripe boysenberry and dark cocoa characters on the nose and palate. It’s a rich, wholesome, generous red with Christmas cake spices, chocolate ganache, Black Forest gateau, and all manner of spicy, fruity, and plummy goodness. It’s a … Read More
Red Hut Hexton Village Gisborne Albarino 2025
Red Hut Hexton Village Gisborne Albarino 2025 $24.99 For a brand new Albarino, this wine has excellent depth and generosity. Made by Corey Ryan it shows Pacific Queen apples, pear, stacks of citrus, hints of honeysuckle and grilled nectarine make this a deliciously complex style from one of the original Albarino vineyards in Gisborne.
Red Hut Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Red Hut Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2025 $24.99 Delivering classic lemongrass, smashed herbs, bruised basil, tomato stalk and loads of lime zest roar across the nose and palate,this Sauvignon Blanc is heaving with herbaceousness and classic Awatere Valley florality.
Red Hut Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025
Red Hut Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025 $24.99 Ultra-cleansing and dry-styled, this Pinot Gris has a prickle of pear, green apple, white pepper and peachy tones. Mineral-focused and elegantly lean with classic Awatere Valley florality. Available at restaurants and fine wine stores.
Folding Hill Bendigo Chardonnay 2023
Folding Hill Bendigo Chardonnay 2023 $38 Wow! Central Otago Chardonnay is absolutely having its moment and I’m exultant about that. From the 2023 vintage the team at Folding Hill have crafted a fantastic example, a style roaring with baked stonefruit, creme brulee, soft caramelised characters a lick of white pepper and grapefruit pith. A style … Read More
Two Rivers Convergence Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Two Rivers Convergence Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 $22 Crafted by winemaker Dave Clouston, this is one of the best value Sauvignon Blanc’s on the market. Brand new and erupting with lemony sweetness, passionfruit sorbet, buckets of mandarin and basil burst across the tongue and gums. It’s delicious now, but I’d love to revisit it in … Read More
Palliser Estate Om Santi Vineyard Martinborough Chardonnay 2023
Palliser Estate Om Santi Vineyard Martinborough Chardonnay 2023 $85 Sourced from Palliser’s original, gravelly vineyard, Om Santi is certified organic and their flagship Chardonnay, only produced in years when the fruit is deemed exceptional by winemaker Guy McMaster and his team, and designed for maximum impact. And it does exactly that. Erupting with stonefruit intensity, … Read More
Palliser Martinborough Riesling 2024 $32
Palliser Martinborough Riesling 2024 $32 I love how there’s a ‘sweetness gauge’ on the back label, telling us that this wine leans into the dry side with a tweak of sweetness, which gives it great balance and poise. Classic green apple and lime zest notes are drizzled with a hint of manuka honey, white nectarine, … Read More
Ayrburn Whimsy Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
Ayrburn Whimsy Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $29 Maturing gracefully and scented with scorched rhubarb, charred cherry, and sunbaked earth, this pinot is delivering classic brick dust and forest floor savoury notes. The textures are slippery, but the acidity is still youthful, and the tannins have powdery pluckiness. Ayrburn
Lateral Wines Bannockburn Skins 2022
Lateral Wines Bannockburn Skins 2022 $35 A blend of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc by winemaking couple Pip Batteley and Austin Black, it’s got that bronze-copper colour typical of a skin-soaked example. Aromas of soft white pepper, quartzy minerality, a hint of nashi and fennel. On the palate, there’s a dried herb, smoky vein, dandelion, … Read More