Kelly Washington Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018 ($55) Created by winemaker Tamra Kelly, this is a lightly-styled, but full-flavoured and highly floral pinot noir that’s been crafted gently from fruit grown in Central Otago’s Gibbston Valley. Handpicked, partially whole-bunch fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak, it’s a gently-styled, raspberry and redcurrant-laced example … Read More
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Ataahua Waipara Pinot Noir 2019
Ataahua Waipara Pinot Noir 2019 $40 Bursting with black tea, wild cherry and tamarillo on the nose and palate, this pinot noir is lush, plush and ready for action. Amongst the baking spice and tobacco notes, there’s a soft, creamy character that’s edged with raspberry and carries it through to a supercharged cherry-centric finish. Elegantly … Read More
Ataahua Waipara Pinot Noir 2018
Ataahua Waipara Pinot Noir 2018 $40 If you prefer your pinot on the leaner, more savoury and spicy end of the spectrum, then this North Canterbury example is for you. Soft, furry tannins, tweaks of smoked rhubarb and wild cherry wrap around a core of suede and leather in the mid-palate. Made by winemaker Stephanie … Read More
Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021
Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 $32 Oh lordy will you just soak in how money this wine looks in its floral-etched bottle and its bright, perfectly pink, morganite hue as it pours into the glass. Grown in Jules’ Anderson Vineyard in the Upper Brancott area of Marlborough’s Southern Valley’s, the aroma spectrum … Read More
Seresin Zosia Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021
Seresin Zosia Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 $26 The folk at Seresin are absolutely fizzing about this new rosé because it’s so lush, plush and powerful. Crafted from organic, biodynamically-farmed, Abel-clone fruit sourced from their Raupo Creek vineyard, it absolutely heaves with cranberry, raspberry and redcurrant characters and has a ribbon of vanilla running from … Read More
Matawhero Church House Gisborne Pinot Noir 2021
Matawhero Church House Gisborne Pinot Noir 2021 $25 I really like this fresh, frisky, vibrantly fruity pinot noir from Richard and Kirsten Searle at Matawhero. Pinot noir isn’t a new thing for Gisborne, it’s been around for many many years because the area provides a decent chunk of it for sparkling wine base each year. … Read More
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $65 Tightly-coiled and crammed with savoury tones and exotic spices, this taut, textural pinot noir changes in the glass with every swirl and every sip. As it opens up, this Wanaka-grown wildcat unveils savoury, spice-dusted cherry and tamarillo aromas alongside blueberry, redcurrant and black tea on the palate. … Read More
Akitu A2 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Akitu A2 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $44.99 Bright, fragrant, wild cherry, dried herbs, baked tamarillo and buckets of spice, this shiny new pinot noir boasts gum-tingling tannins, bold, juicy redcurrant and black guava characters and solid, succulent length of flavour. Generously proportioned and perfect with mushroom risotto. Akitu
Jules Taylor OTQ Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020
Jules Taylor OTQ Limited Release Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 $44 The buzz for Marlborough’s 2020 pinot vintage has been so loud it has positively apiaristic levels of excitement surrounding it. Jules’ OTQ (short for ‘on the quiet’) is her prestige wine that usually sneaks out under the radar only in years when the fruit is … Read More
Matawhero Single Vineyard Gisborne Pinot Rosé 2021
Matawhero Single Vineyard Gisborne Pinot Rosé 2021 $23 Coral-coloured and crazy-delicious, this East Coast rosé is all kinds of extra nice. With brisk melon and white peach aromatics, raspberry and cherry around the edges and an ultra-crisp, cleansing, mid-palate, it’s a fantastic way to accentuate the versatility of pinot noir. Perky and plush, it’s essential … Read More