Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $64 If you’re a fan of classically rich Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, you have skipped into the right cul-de-sac, my friend. Crafted by Alex Hendry and from one of the ‘holy trinity’ vintages of 2019, 2020 & 2021, this Chardonnay roars with scorched peach, grilled grapefruit, toasted almond … Read More
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Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2023
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2023 $35 Crafted from organically-grown Merlot and Syrah, this rosé not only has freshness and delicacy, it also boasts depth, charm and personality from start to finish. Raspberry, watermelon, redcurrant and a whisper of spice on the nose and palate give this wine lovely presence and persistence of … Read More
Village Vineyards Ironhorse Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022
Village Vineyards Ironhorse Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022 $45 Everything about this wine displays gentle complexity and careful handling. With aromas of grilled grapefruit, roast peach and creamy cashew complexity, it’s a wine that has immediate attractiveness and yum-factor which washes across the tongue and gums with plushness. It has good presence and poise, freshness and … Read More
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2025
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2025 $35 Crisp crabapple, ripe peach, whisps of watermelon, raspberry and persimmon plushness create and aromatic and flavourmatic spectrum for this fresh, feisty, new season rosé. Cleansing, softly spiced, dry and showing hints of pink peppercorn, Provençal herbs, white strawberry and a lick of creaming soda to finish. … Read More
Village Vineyards Golden Queen Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2025
Village Vineyards Golden Queen Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2025 $35 Taking on the pale pink hue of having spent some time on its pinky-grey Pinot Gris skins, this wine is singing with fresh, frisky and fanging with red anjou pears, nashi notes, soft baking spices and hints of creamy strudel complexity. Cloudy yet crisp to … Read More
Elephant Hill Sea Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2024
Elephant Hill Sea Hawke’s Bay Viognier 2024 $34 Clearly, Viognier thrives under the baking Hawke’s Bay sun and in the saline sea breezes roaring in from the Te Awanga coastline, and winemaker Hugh Crichton knows exactly how to capture its unique jasmine, citrus zest and apricot-stacked excellence, well, excellently. The new Sea is superbly restrained, … Read More
Čuvar Guardians Cornerstone Vineyards Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2023
Čuvar Guardians Cornerstone Vineyards Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2023 $49 From a cyclone year when everything could have been a washout comes a Bordeaux-style blend that marries classic Cabernet characters of bay leaf, fresh tobacco, blueberry and blackcurrant, with the plummy plushness of Merlot and the meaty, savoury, dusty complexity of Malbec, to create … Read More
Brookfields Reserve Vintage Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc 2023
Brookfields Gold Label Reserve Vintage Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc 2023 $70 This blend of 70% Cabernet Franc, 16% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Franc is lucky to be alive. Why? Because on Feb 14th, just weeks before the fruit was due to be harvested, the most catastrophic cyclone in 80 years roared through the … Read More
Smith & Sheth Cru Omahu Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021
Smith & Sheth Cru Omahu Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 $80 If you’re a fan of densely textural syrah then this will soothe the throat, clear the nose and shiver all your timbers. Crafted by Steve Smith MW and his team, from fruit grown in one of the holy trinity of Hawke’s Bay vintages (2019/2020/2021), this … Read More
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Field Blend 2025 SBPG60-40
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Field Blend 2025 SBPG60-40 Bold and juicy and blending lime zest, lemongrass, poached nashi, a lick of nutmeg and some pear strudel characters to create a fresh, summery, citrus-led style of sip. Hints of spice merge with herbaceousness and there’s a fang of lemonade to finish. Not available yet.