Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Blanc 2024 $42 So here are a couple of cool things to know about Pinot Blanc from the good folks at Wikipedia (whom you should donate to btw). It’s also known as Pinot Bianco in Italy, Beli Pinot in Slovenia), Rulandské Biele in Slovakia and Weisser Burgunder in Germany and Austria and … Read More
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Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2024
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2024 $32 Wild fermented in a combo of stainless steel tanks and old, seasoned French oak barriques, the tank proportion ferment was stopped to conserve a splash of 6% residual sugar, and the wine that was in the barrels was left on its skins for a month before being fermented … Read More
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Le Pét Nat 2024
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Le Pét Nat 2024 $45 Featuring label art from Wanaka-based artist Sierra Roberts from her ‘Frida’ collection, this fresh new, natural sparkler is apricot-hued and prepare for it to become very cloudy once you pop the cap and the resting yeast lees are forced by the CO2 to blend with the wine. … Read More
Carrick EBM Organic Cairnmuir Terraces Chardonnay 2021
Carrick EBM Organic Cairnmuir Terraces Chardonnay 2021 $53 Is it wrong to kick off a wine review with the word woof? Straight out the gate, it’s called EBM because that’s short for ‘Extended Barrel Maturation’ which, for this chardonnay anyway, injects a supremely rich, roasty, toasty element to its underlying baked peach, pineapple and grilled … Read More
Carrick Excelsior Organic Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021
Carrick Excelsior Organic Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2021 $110 A supremely fine, stylish and sophisticated pinot noir, the Excelsior has lifted, youthful textures which cloak a core of gunsmoke, wild cherry, baked rhubarb and rooibos tea. Fresh, floral and frisky-textured, it’s a multi-layered pinot noir that’s finely tuned and built for the long haul. Named after … Read More
Carrick Arthur’s Vineyard Organic Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022
Carrick Arthur’s Vineyard Organic Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022 $80 Crafted from just one clone, (10/5 if you’re wondering) from a single, northwest-facing site where the vines grow on their own roots (uncommon in New Zealand), this wine is named after the founders of this Bannockburn vineyard, Bill and Sue Arthur. Only ever made when the … Read More
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022 $51 Sourced from four parcels of mixed-clone vines that are closing in on 30 years old, this is Carrick’s flagship wine, the one that makes it a star in restaurants around the world, the one that has pinot fans antsy for release dates for each vintage. Spice-stacked and laced … Read More
Mora Laeto Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024
Mora Laeto Central Otago Pinot Noir 2024 $35 Here’s a shiny new pinot designed with the kiwi Summer in mind. “Laeto” is derived from the Latin word for ‘lush’ and ‘joyful’ and this wine is all about not taking things too seriously, heavily, having fun with how bright and juicy and floral and plush pinot … Read More
Ayrburn Whimsy Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
Ayrburn Whimsy Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $45 Inky-dark in the glass, this wine might be named ‘whimsy’ but it’s a seriously stocky, in-for-the-long-haul style with stacks of savoury complexity, rich spice layers, baked cherry and black tea. It’s a bit of a beast, but I like that about it. Deeply rich and beefy, it’s … Read More
Bendigo Hills Central Otago Chardonnay 2022
Bendigo Hills Central Otago Chardonnay 2022 $32 Certified organic, clone 548 and B95 chardonnay here from the famous Trig Block in the sunbaked Bendigo subregion. Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed straight to French oak (50% new) to slip into a funky little wild ferment and then it’s aged on its lees for 10 months before … Read More