Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Rosé 2023

23 December 2023By Yvonne

Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Rosé 2023 $25 Crafted by winemaker Todd Stevens, this wild-fermented rosé is unfined and has a teensy lick of strawberries and cream on the palate from a splash of malolactic fermentation. So it’s got a lot going on, so if you’re hunting for a simple style then punch into reverse and drive … Read More

Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Pinot Gris 2023

31 August 2023By Yvonne

Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Pinot Gris 2023 $27 The Finn family has harnessed Nelson’s famously long sunshine hours to create a fully solar-powered winery, heavily geared around organic winegrowing and sustainable production and using only electric forklifts and vineyard vehicles. AND the wines are packaged in new, lightweight glass bottles to reduce their carbon footprint. Their … Read More

Neudorf Rosies Block Moutere Chardonnay 2022

16 August 2023By Yvonne

Neudorf Rosies Block Moutere Chardonnay 2022 $50 I’m doing the jazz-hands of joy over the shiny new Rosie’s Block Moutere Chardonnay by Neudorf Vineyards. It’s sublimely structured, saturated with clean, peach & citrus tones, soft toasty, nutty notes and has soothing, creamy textures and an elegantly balanced finish. It will only become more delicious with … Read More

Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2022

7 August 2023By Yvonne

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

Neudorf Moutere Riesling Dry 2017

18 November 2018By Yvonne

Neudorf Moutere Riesling Dry 2017 ($29) Crafted from a concoction of three different clones harvested in cooler conditions than usual in the Moutere.  It has fullness and funk from its 100% wild ferment, alongside soft lime and bruised apple aromatics, a hint of biscuity, nutty niceness and long, elegant acidity on the finish.  It’s fantastic.

Neudorf Rosie’s Block Nelson Chardonnay

3 May 2016By Yvonne

Neudorf Rosie’s Block Nelson Chardonnay 2015 $33 ★★★★ Five different clones were hand harvested, fermented with wild yeasts and blended to create this buttered-crumpet-smelling chardonnay, which quickly unveils a backbone of grilled nectarine and grapefruit pith alongside deliciously textural, creamy almond characters in the mid palate. It’s a juicy, cheek-puckering style that pretty much makes … Read More

Neudorf Maggies Block Nelson Pinot Gris 2015

19 April 2016By Yvonne

Neudorf Maggies Block Nelson Pinot Gris 2015 $26 ★★★★ The thing that really impressed me was the immediate aromatic hit of baked apple, crushed sea-shells and spice.  It’s a lean, dry, ultra-clean style of pinot gris that has tightwire acidity on the palate and a long, chalky finish.  I’d be sipping this with slowcooked pork … Read More

Neudorf Moutere Pinot Gris 2015

23 February 2016By Yvonne

Neudorf Moutere Pinot Gris 2015 $29 ★★★★ Winemaker Todd Stevens and viticulturist Richard Flatman have done a cracker of a job creating  pinot gris that smells like pear and apple strudel served with poached quince and cream.  Exotically spicy, chock full of ripe fruit and has a deeply textural mouthfeel that’s fresh and funky.  A … Read More

Nelson on my mind…

18 January 2013By Yvonne

I’ve just spent three days in stunning Nelson filming at Woollaston Estate and a bunch of boutique breweries for my show Thirsty Work.  Shane Munn and his team at Woollaston Estate produce a veritable smorgasbord of certified organic wines from their four-level, gravity fed winery in Mahana, and despite loving their floral sauvignon blanc, red-fruited, … Read More

Neudorf Home Vineyard Moutere Pinot Noir 2010

24 July 2012By Yvonne

Neudorf Home Vineyard Moutere Pinot Noir  2010 $79  Wow!  Scented with exotic baking spices, cinnamon, black guava, cocoa, rhubarb, succulent tannins and beautifully balanced acidity and lush, sexy length of flavour.   A little more time in the cellar and it’ll be a showstopper for sure.  www.neudorf.co.nz