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
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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
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2025
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2025 $22 This is what happens when winemaker Dave Clouston is let loose to create his own version of a crunchy-crisp, Corsican rosé. A snappy-dry, mineral-rich style bursting with pink peppercorn, crabapple, yellow plum, zesty raspberry and a hint of creaming soda gushes forth. Pure, cleansing and crammed … Read More
Jules Taylor Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2025
Jules Taylor Marlborough Grüner Veltliner 2025 $25 Grüner has the most fantastic texture — all quartzy and mineral-driven, with prickly white pepper and peachy notes. Jules Taylor is a master at crafting delicately structured aromatic white wines that sneak up on you and leave a zesty impression. Pronounced ‘groo-ner velt-leener,’ it’s the signature white wine … Read More
Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025
Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2025 $23 From a banger of a vintage, Jules Taylor turns out an absolutely sippable style of Gris. Stacked with quince, baked pear, zesty acidity, white pepper, nutmeg, apple strudel, and boatloads of freshness and friskiness – it’s a wine with punch and personality and excellent length of flavour. Jules … Read More
Two Rivers Tributary Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024
Two Rivers Tributary Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024 $30 Shiny-bright and new, yet from such a strong vintage, this wine carries exotic spices, plush, earthy flavours, a seam of vibrant cherry notes, dark plum, berry tea, black tea and all manner of lush, forest floor characters. Crafted by Dave Clouston, from fruit sourced from vines grown … Read More
Lake Chalice Plume Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
Lake Chalice Plume Marlborough Chardonnay 2022 $45 Winemaker Chloe Gabrielson has crafted a beautifully balanced Chardonnay that’s absolutely crammed with white peach, grapefruit pith, a lick of lemon and a hint of ripe apple on the nose and palate. Complexity builds in the soft caramelisation of oak, the whisker of popcorn, the vein of creamy … Read More
Massey Dacta Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024
Massey Dacta Marlborough Pinot Noir 2024 $24.99 This reminds me of the earliest Massey Dacta pinot noirs we tasted, when I asked if winemaker Ben Glover could possibly cram more cherry, raspberry, and cranberry flavours into his wine. The answer was, by pretty much everyone in the room, “Yeah nah” You see, it’s dangerously drinkable, … Read More
Massey Dacta Marlborough Chardonnay 2023
Massey Dacta Marlborough Chardonnay 2023 $22 Roasty, toasty goodness here from Zephyr’s Ben Glover, who named this wine after his younger brother’s inability to pronounce ‘tractor’ when they were little. It delivers deliciously brisk bursts of stonefruit, gallons of grippy grapefruit, and a juicy, creamy length of flavour. To sip, it’s super easy, unlike changing … Read More