Rock Ferry Late Harvest Marlborough Riesling 2018 ($33) Paired with Torta Santiago in dish Magazine Issue 99 Wash down this awesome almond and citrus cake with certified organic sweet sippage from the Rock Ferry Late Harvest Marlborough Riesling 2018 ($33). Its candied lemon, honeysuckle and toasted toffee tones are balanced by zesty acidity and gum … Read More
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Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2020
Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2020 $25 Five different organically grown pinot noir clones from this one single vineyard are used to create this pale coral-coloured rosé. Allan McWilliams and Jordan Hogg were the winemakers responsible for shepherding it into the bottle and they’ve crafted it in a dry, full-bodied style. So if … Read More
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $25 This certified organic sauvignon blanc is carefully crafted from fruit grown in Rock Ferry’s Corners and Orchard vineyards. One portion of the juice went into stainless steel and the other portion was hand harvested, whole bunch pressed and fermented in an old 3800ltr oak cuve for … Read More
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir 2016 $55 Organic wine wonder-couple Tom Hutchison and Fiona Harvey, have crafted this intensely-flavoured, unfiltered example from a tiny site in the desert-scape of Bendigo. Crammed with dark cherry, rosehip and black tea characters, the Trig Hill is incredibly fresh and frisky, yet maintains a delicious … Read More
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Riesling 2016
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Riesling 2016 $33 This organic riesling absolutely roars with baked apple, crisp lime and loads of quartzy minerality. The acidity is pinging on the palate, there’s a tonne of tangelo and mandarin magic and loads of green apple characters crash through onto the finish as well. It’s a long-term … Read More
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Central Otago Tempranillo 2016
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Vineyard Central Otago Tempranillo 2016 $45 Not only is this tempranillo from Central Otago (as unlikely as that sounds), it’s also organic AND darn excellent. The aromatics sing of bay leaf, drying flax, leather and coffee, prune and saucy, scorched toast, and all those delicious things osmose through onto the palate. … Read More
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018
Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018 $40 This is one of my favourite New Zealand pinot gris wines hands down. Hands all over the place in fact. Hand-harvested, whole bunch pressed and only the free-run juice was fermented with a combo of cultured and wild yeasts in a mixture of stainless steel … Read More
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay 2018
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay 2018 $55 From the organic grape gurus at Rock Ferry comes this concrete egg-fermented chardonnay that oozes elegance and sex appeal and buckets of nougat niceness. Smooth and citrus-laced, this wine has a seamless, citrusy, cloud-like texture and a round, ripe finish. Love it. http://www.rockferry.co.nz
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Chardonnay 2019
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 $45 Fiona and Tom Hutchison created Rock Ferry back in 2005 and developed the organic and biodynamically-grown vineyards at the same time. Allan McWilliams has been making wine for them since the mid-2000s, and he’s obsessed with creating the perfect chardonnay. I think he’s cracked it. Organically grown … Read More
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Chardonnay 2015
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Chardonnay 2015 $32 If your tastes in chardonnay lean along the nutty, buttered crumpet and biscuity end of the spectrum, then you’ll be loving this nougat-infused number. It’s stitched together with some solid citrus, so freshness is definitely the underlying factor here – however there’s a lovely complexing, caramelised note … Read More