Misty Cove Tamāhine Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $35 Named after the first ferry connecting New Zealand’s North and South Island, this is a stylishly crafted fumé blanc, where beautifully balanced French oak fermentation cloaks fresh apple, watercress, peach and passionfruit plushness. Soft white pepper, marzipan, pollen and bruised basil add extra layers of complexity to … Read More
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Misty Cove Rock Daisy Marlborough Pinot Noir 2025
Misty Cove Rock Daisy Marlborough Pinot Noir 2025 $25 Designed with Summer in mind, this is a bright, light, juicy Pinot Noir that’s perky and punchy when popped in the fridge and serve chilled. Named after the native flower clinging to the cliffs of the Marlborough Sounds, it’s crafted in a vibrant Nouveau style and … Read More
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $27-$32 Crafted from some of the oldest Mendoza-clone vines in Marlborough, this new Chardonnay is deliciously toasty, roasty, packed with golden, ripe peach and edged with fragrant grapefruit and creamy, brulee and oatmeal characters. It’s a Chardonnay that winemaker Dave Clouston can be rightly proud of. Sophisticated, … Read More
Mount Four Brookby Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025
Mount Four Brookby Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025 $28 Crafted by French winemaker Marie Navailles, this Pinot Gris sails down the dry side of street and I am here for it! Scented with petanque pit minerality, freshly snapped apple core, green walnut, nashi notes, persimmon and white pepper; the mid-palate reveals soft pear and a touch … Read More
Mount Four The Matriarch Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Mount Four The Matriarch Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $30 Brand new from French winemaker Marie Navailles comes a Chardonnay stacked with punchy peach, taut tangerine, a lick of grapefruit pith and soft, creamy, almond notes on the nose and palate. Elegantly styled, plushly textured and laced with gently smoky oak, cleansing acidity and softly biscuity length … Read More
Brave Roots Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2024
Brave Roots Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2024 $35 Crafted using fruit sourced in Marlborough’s Southern Valley’s, this little bit of Austria in the Antipodes is roaring with lemon zest, Summer florals, zesty minerality, oyster shell salinity, grapefruit pith and fresh almond notes. Textural complexity comes from a 7-month sleep on its lees, with a soft, creamy, … Read More
Brave Roots Marlborough Viognier 2024 $55
Brave Roots Marlborough Viognier 2024 $55 If your experiences with Viognier have only ever been along the bold, blousy and broadly fruity side of the spectrum, then prepare to be impressed by this deliciously dry example from young Ukrainian winemakers Alina Tenetka and Masha Skorchenko. Displaying classic apricot kernel, jasmine, honeysuckle and citrus oil characters … Read More
Brave Roots Marlborough Albarino 2025
Brave Roots Marlborough Albarino 2025 $45 Reaching for the Albarino stars via fermentation in older, seasoned French oak and aged on fine lees for 5 months, this wine shows delicious complexity, apple-centric aromatics, lemon blossom, snappy grapefruit notes and a superb, softly saline minerality in the mid-palate and finish. Sourced from fruit grown at Seaview … Read More
Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Mount Four The Siblings Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $28 Made in a unique style by French winemaker Marie Navailles, this Marlborough Sauvignon roars with elderflower and lemon blossom, soft basil and lemonade layers. It’s gently textural with a mineral-laced finish, creamy length of flavour and a style and personality all its own. Very different to … Read More
Jules Taylor Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Jules Taylor Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 $22-24 If you’ve been looking for herbaceousness, citrus-ness and buckets of tropicality then you’ve come to the right place. Classically structured, showing lovely balance of depth and zestiness and solid length of flavour. It’s a very well made style that’s lipsmacking and lush. Watch video review here Jules Taylor