Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2022 $28 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Greek Lemon Chicken Traybake in the NZ Herald Canvas Mag Aug 12 2023 Grown on the Moutere Clay Gravels, crafted inside a 100% solar-powered winery then packaged in a new, lightweight glass bottle, this gorgeous chardonnay is absolutely crammed with brightness, energy and electric flavour … Read More
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Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2020
Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2020 $26 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Gougere – cheesy puffs in the August 5th 2023 NZ Herald Can’t you just imagine yourself arriving (via Citröen) to your French countryside villa in the afternoon to the smell of these cheesy pastries and the clink of a glass of white Burgundy being handed to … Read More
Shield Nelson Chardonnay 2021
Shield Nelson Chardonnay 2021 Classic stonefruit aromatics with a hint of grilled grapefruit lead to a robust, toast-edged palate, roast almonds and baked peach characters in the mid-palate. Fresh yet comforting, with warming alcohol and it has a dried herb edge on the finish.
Shield Nelson Pinot Gris 2022
Shield Nelson Pinot Gris 2022 Richly aromatic, it’s showing roast quince and dried apple notes on the nose and yet on the palate it’s clean and crammed with classic pear and apple strudel characters on the mid-palate. While it feels generous and rich in the mouth, it actually finishes dry and very textural and shows … Read More
Richmond Plains Supernova Nelson Sparkling Rosé 2022
Richmond Plains Supernova Organic Nelson Sparkling Rose 2022 $25.99 Just like its namesake, this new sparkling wine from one of New Zealand’s pioneering organic wineries delivers an explosion of bright berries, redcurrant, tropical tones and nectarine niceness on both the nose and palate. It’s plump, plush, silky, creamy and super-succulent to sip no matter the … Read More
Greenhough Apple Valley Riesling 2022
Greenhough Apple Valley Nelson Riesling 2022 $25 Every year I marvel at the amount of intense granny smith and jazz-apple crispness and concentrated, spritzy, lime-laden sweetness that Andrew Greenhough and his team manage to cram into this organic wine. Sourced from a tiny, north-facing vineyard on Apple Valley Road (the cutest road name ever) overlooking … Read More
Waimea Nelson Sauvignon Gris 2022
Waimea Nelson Sauvignon Gris 2022 $22 Sauvignon gris is a single grape. It’s not, as many people instantly assume, a blend of sauvignon blanc and pinot gris. Sauvignon gris has its home in a tiny ‘department’ called Jura, in western France and it’s famous for producing wines that burst with spiced citrus, feijoas, white strawberries … Read More
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Rosé 2022
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Rosé 2022 $25 I love how this rosé sits up and starts singing from the moment you pour the first glass. Bright pink and bursting with ripe cherry, redcurrant and watermelon notes on the nose and palate, it’s fresh, squeaky-clean and roaring with personality. It’s also got decent weight and presence in … Read More
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Gris 2022
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Gris 2022 $23 Forget about the common description of ‘pear’ for pinot gris, because this wine is the whole darn orchard! Nashi, Golden Delicious apples, quince, yellow pears and hints of peach all feature in this new release grown in the mineral-rich Moutere Clays of Nelson. Dry, deliciously textural and nicely balanced, … Read More
Blackenbrook Family Reserve Nelson Pinot Noir 2020
Blackenbrook Family Reserve Nelson Pinot Noir 2020 $44 This new vintage does not disappoint. Bursting with vibrant, forest floor lushness, black tea, tamarillo and taut leather layers on the nose, it opens up in the glass to reveal a solid core of black cherry, cranberry and raspberry. The mouthfeel is ripe and clean with lovely … Read More