Brookfields Hillside Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2023 $60 Since its first release in 2000, the Bridge Pa-grown Hillside has cemented itself as one of New Zealand’s most refined and stylish Syrah’s. Crafted by Peter Robertson, who’s been making wine in Hawke’s Bay since the 1970’s, this is a sublimely earthy, pepper-laced, smoked blueberry-saturated example. Softly spiced, … Read More
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Rockburn The Chosen Hillside Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021
Rockburn The Chosen Hillside Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021 $99 Rockburn’s Parkburn Vineyard is nestled in the rain shadow of the Pisa Range, inside that vineyard is a very special, steep, easterly site known as the Hillside. Those are the grapes that’ve been carefully selected to feature in The Chosen. Perfumed with soft red currant, … Read More
Brookfields Hillside Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020
Brookfields Hillside Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2020 $45 Peter Robertson only makes this, his flagship syrah, when the fruit is exceptional. Sourced from 26yo vines growing on the gentle, sun-baked slopes of the Lyons’ family Hillside vineyard in the Bridge Pa triangle district. It produces tiny bunches of pure and vibrant, violet-scented, berries that create a … Read More