Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Gris 2024 $32 More of this style of gris plis! I love the lift of baked quince, poached pear, whipped clover honey and soft spices on the nose. I’m also pleasantly obsessed with how rich, creamy, and textural it is. Roast peach and soft white pepper hints collide with plump, baked … Read More
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Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023
Palliser Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023 $60 Softly savoury and showing lifted aromatics where florals and exotic spices collide with freshly turned earth, seasoned leather and baked rhubarb, it’s a plush, gently textured example. The mouthfeel is soothing, beautifully balanced and warming, while the tannins are soft and powdery-fine. Palliser Estate
Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $30 Winemaker Guy McMaster and his team have crafted a deliciously floral, basil- and lemongrass-laced style that’s both softly citrusy and shows depth and grassy creaminess on the nose and palate. Fresh rockmelon, green apple and lemonade notes to finish. Palliser Estate
Palliser Estate Om Santi Vineyard Martinborough Chardonnay 2023
Palliser Estate Om Santi Vineyard Martinborough Chardonnay 2023 $85 Sourced from Palliser’s original, gravelly vineyard, Om Santi is certified organic and their flagship Chardonnay, only produced in years when the fruit is deemed exceptional by winemaker Guy McMaster and his team, and designed for maximum impact. And it does exactly that. Erupting with stonefruit intensity, … Read More
Palliser Martinborough Riesling 2024 $32
Palliser Martinborough Riesling 2024 $32 I love how there’s a ‘sweetness gauge’ on the back label, telling us that this wine leans into the dry side with a tweak of sweetness, which gives it great balance and poise. Classic green apple and lime zest notes are drizzled with a hint of manuka honey, white nectarine, … Read More
Schubert Martinborough Rose 2023
Schubert Martinborough Rose 2023 $39 Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir grown in Kai Schubert’s tiny wee vineyard in central Martinborough, this limited edition rosé is the cutest colour of freshly filleted trout and has lifted aromatics of pink peppercorn, white strawberry, quince, quartzy minerality and redcurrant and soft raspberry. All those delicious things osmose across … Read More
Equilibrium Te Muna Martinborough Rosé 2024
Equilibrium Te Muna Martinborough Rosé 2024 $30 This bright, new, super-crisp wine really benefits from a whoomph of oxygen, so give your glass a really good swirl before that first sip. Dry, crunchy citrus, strawberry and white raspberry characters, lead to plush textures and a mouthwatering, Provence-like mid-palate. Generously juicy and soothingly spicy to finish. … Read More
Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Martinborough Chardonnay 2021
Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Martinborough Chardonnay 2021 $39 Re-tasting this two years after release, all I can say is that if you have this in your cellar, see it on a wine list or discover a bottle hidden away on a shop shelf then dive in!! Oh lord, today this wine is overdelivering in every … Read More
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Noir 2023 $80 Wilco Lam’s first Pinot Noir for Martinborough’s new Oraterra brand is a lightly, yet elegantly structured example that’s had 18-24 days on skins inside large, 100% new, predominantly Austrian 500L oak puncheons. Sourced from clones 5, 10/5 and Abel from the McCreanor vineyard in central Martinborough, the result is … Read More
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023
Oraterra Martinborough Pinot Gris 2023 $45 A supremely elegant and stylishly structured pinot gris from a talented team led by ex-Dry River winemaker Wilco Lam. Scented with poached quince, nutmeg-sprinkled baked apple, soft peach and spice. The palate is juicy, generously proportioned yet refreshing and cleansing. Summer fruits, creamy textures, and a long, complex finish … Read More