Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2024 $22 Classically structured style here from an absolute guru of gris. On the nose there’s a subtle lift of persimmon, nashi, white pepper, soft peach, apple and a lick of feijoa – all of which osmose onto the palate leaving a fresh, energetic impression and a general “oh yum”. … Read More
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Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2024
Misty Cove Landmark Series Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2024 $24 I’ve tasted many a Grüner V over the years, but it’s the examples from our mates at Misty that repeatedly bring the grins. Instead of being subtle, light, and feathery (as many of the native Austrian examples are), this elegantly-styled wallop of a wine is riddled … Read More
Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $35-$45 Created from fruit grown in the Altimarloch vineyard in Marlborough’s upper Awatere Valley, one of the coldest sites in the region, the Jules Taylor Wines OTQ Sauvignon Blanc 2022 ($35-$45) is a style that Jules herself has been tinkering with “on the quiet” ever since she began … Read More
Jules Taylor Late Harvest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Jules Taylor Late Harvest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $37 Energetic and incredibly aromatic, this wine roars with honeysuckle, passionfruit curd, creamed honey and caramelised peachy characters. Intensely sweet, but beautifully balanced and refreshing and finishing with zesty, candied mandarin and toffee apple notes. It’s a zesty, mango-tastic style. Jules Taylor
Yealands Single Vineyard Marlborough P.G.R. 2024
Yealands Single Vineyard Marlborough P.G.R. 2024 $29 This is one of my favourite blended whites of the moment. One of my favourites because of its crunchy-crisp, floral, apple and citrus-stacked aromas, its lacing of soft, musky spices and its fresh, lychee-laden mid-palate textures. This bottle of Awatere Valley-grown goodness also wowed me because tasting it … Read More
Blank Canvas Abstract Three Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Blank Canvas Abstract Three Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $44 From just three rows of dry-farmed sauvignon blanc growing in the Holdaway Vineyard in Dillons Point comes this carefully crafted wine that’s been naturally fermented in large, older, seasoned oak puncheons, where it’s been aged for 15 months on its lees. That maturation (along with … Read More
Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022
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
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
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $29 A really layered and interesting Sauvignon Blanc here from the organic Corners vineyard on the Wairau plains where predominantly Clone 316 vines grow. Fermented wild in a combo of a concrete egg and seasoned, older French Oak puncheons and left on lees for 8 months, … Read More