Crab Farm Hawke’s Bay Traminer Gris 2021

2 November 2021By Yvonne

Crab Farm Hawke’s Bay Traminer Gris 2021 ($21) Paired with: Aromatic Steamed Salmon Parcels Canvas Magazine NZ Herald Nov 6th 2021 What you have here is gewürztraminer that’s been boosted by a splash of pinot gris which catapult the spicy notes into high gear.  I really like it because it’s a rich, full-on, face slap … Read More

Martinborough Vineyard Te Tera Pinot Gris 2021

31 October 2021By Yvonne

Martinborough Vineyard Te Tera Pinot Gris 2021 RRP $22 Bright, shiny and new to the market, this deliciously dry, nashi and apple-stacked pinot gris has vibrancy, freshness, a rich, generous mid-palate that’s edged with a tweak of nutmeg and elderflower. Superbly sippable. Martinborough Vineyard

Butterworth Estate Layline Martinborough Pinot Gris 2020

7 October 2021By Yvonne

Butterworth Estate Layline Martinborough Pinot Gris 2020 $24 If your only experiences with pinot gris have been overly sweet, blousy, flabby and floral, then strap yourself in for a drive on the dry side with this snappy new release from Butterworth Estate. Scented with golden delicious apples, sake spirit, subtle nashi notes and a deliciously … Read More

Brightwater Gravels Nelson Pinot Gris 2020

4 October 2021By Yvonne

Brightwater Gravels Nelson Pinot Gris 2020 $18 Incredible value for money right here in this perky, plush, pear and apple-packed pinot gris from Nelson. Crisp, punchy, pure and licked with citrus and soft spices, it’s got ‘crowd pleaser’ and’ spring wedding’ written all over it. Clean, balanced and with a squeak of sweetness, it delivers … Read More

Monowai Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021

1 October 2021By Yvonne

Monowai Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021 $24.99 With pear, poached quince and roast peach characters on the nose lead to a softly spiced palate with gentle acidity and a long, creamy finish, it’s a good little sip-in-the-sunshine gris. Don’t over-chill it (that’ll mask the all-important florals and fruit). Nicely made. Monowai Estate

Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Pinot Gris 2021

22 September 2021By Yvonne

Anchorage Family Estate Nelson Pinot Gris 2021 $17 Eyepoppingly pretty, diamond-bright and flecked with white gold, this shiny, new example of Nelsonian niceness is an exotically proportioned, nashi and apple strudel-spiced thing of beauty. It’s bodacious, luscious and laced with a ribbon of natural sweetness which accentuates the apple and nutmeg notes on the finish … Read More

Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021

20 September 2021By Yvonne

Jules Taylor Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 $22 If your only experiences with pinot gris have involved yawn-inducingly commercial, sweet and flabby styles, then steady yourself for an attitude shift of epic proportions. Bold and generously dry, it’s crammed with classic nashi and quince characters, softly-spiced layers and a spine of solid acidity. It’s got character, … Read More

Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

24 August 2021By Yvonne

Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 ($23) Paired with: Pork caper and pinenut empanadas in dish Magazine Issue 99 Balance out the piquancy (love that word!) of the capers, paprika and currants with a goblet of gorgeous nashi and quince-tastic Whitehaven Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 ($23). It’s ultra-concentrated, apple-infused and all sorts of crunchy-fresh where textures … Read More

The Hunting Lodge Seasonal Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

13 July 2021By Yvonne

The Hunting Lodge Seasonal Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 $27 While the Hunting Lodge kids are based on the old Matua vineyard and winery out in West Auckland, they’re wizards at sourcing superb pinot gris fruit from Marlborough. With nostril-numbing nuances of nashi and palate-quenching poached quince characters (take that Mrs Brown from 6th form English, … Read More

Ash Ridge Estate Bridge Pa Triangle Pinot Gris 2021

7 July 2021By Yvonne

Ash Ridge Estate Bridge Pa Triangle Pinot Gris 2021 $22 What’s that you’re smelling? Only a sensational 2021 pinot gris harvest in the Bridge Pa Triangle that’s what. Simple, classic, yet also bursting with ripe apple strudel and nashi juice aromatics alongside quince, white pepper, baked apple flavours, banging acidity and deeply generous textures, it’s … Read More