Dunstan Road Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018 $25 Hand’s down this is one of the best pinot gris I’ve tasted all year. Delicately scented with nashi, white peach and notes of nana’s bathroom cupboard (talc, coldcream, lavendr), while on the palate it is plush with pear, poached quince, honeysuckle and soft spices. The acidity dances … Read More
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Aurum Organic Central Otago Pinot Gris 2017
Aurum Organic Central Otago Pinot Gris 2017 $28 Gorgeous fresh-cut apple, pear and quince and strudel notes, it has richness and weight and general all-round deliciousness, so punchy and rich and powerful. Peach, perky perfection. LOVE it!! Here’s something you can announce in front of your friends as you pour this wine. “The soils in … Read More
Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019
Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 ($29) Pad Thai Noodles paired in CANVAS Sat Nov 16 2019 If the winemaking team knew just how good the Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 ($29) was with Pad Thai, they’d be off down the local BYO pretty much every lunchtime. Clean, mineral-driven aromas, with a squeak of … Read More
Mahi Boundary Farm Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Paired with this recipe from dish magazine Summer 2020 Cajun crispy fried mussels If you’re the person who says they love sauvignon blanc, but only buys the stuff that’s on special for under $15 then listen up. If you can possibly stretch, possibly by sneakily withholding cash to buy the Mahi Boundary Farm Marlborough … Read More
Te Awanga Estate Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019
Blistered Bread Beans and Haloumi with Tzatziki Well hang my knickers on the line and call me KZ7. If the combination of these blistered beans and the mind-bendingly tasty Te Awanga Estate Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 ($19) doesn’t have you sailing into the stratosphere then I don’t know what will. Crisp nashi, quince and … Read More
Opawa Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019
Stop. Drop. And roll a bottle of Opawa Marlborough Pinot Gris 2019 ($21) into your fridge, because you are gonna want to dish this out pronto when the cheese and crackers are dropped on the table. Rich, yet refreshingly structured with apple, nashi and white pepper perkiness, this pinot gris has got “summer crowd-pleaser written … Read More
Loopline Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Gris 2018
Loopline Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Gris 2018 $20 Grown just outside of Masterton on the Opaki Plains, this pinot gris is creamy-textured, yet dry and deliciously complex. Full and generously proportioned on the palate, with gum-tingling acidity and great length of flavour – the apple, quince and baked peach notes shine through. Love it!
Mount Michael The Mountaineer Central Otago Pinot Gris 2019
Mount Michael The Mountaineer Central OtagoPinot Gris 2019 $24.99 While it’s been crafted in a ‘dry’ style, this new addition to the Mountaineer range is actually incredibly rich and shows great nashi, apple and peachy intensity on the nose and palate. Clean, precise, focused and flavoursome, it’s perky and pure and has great cellaring potential … Read More
Muré Signature Alsace Pinot Gris 2016
Muré Signature Alsace Pinot Gris 2016 $27 This Alsatian pinot gris kicks and punches like a teenage MMA fighter. Stacked to its chiselled cheekbones with pear, Golden Delicious apples, yuzu mandarin and classic honeysuckle characters, it’s bracing, brisk, and racy to drink and rocks with pear, chorizo, and mint salad. Fact: the Muré property is … Read More
Main Divide North Canterbury Pinot Gris 2018
Main Divide North Canterbury Pinot Gris 2018 $20 Crafted from fruit picked ‘late’ so that the natural sugars accumulate to form a rich, honeyed, poached pear-packed style of pinot gris that also carries a hint of spritz on the finish. It’s a style that shows a squeak of smoke, and dried herbs alongside classic roast … Read More