Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Organic Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2022 $25 You’d be forgiven for thinking that just because this wine is called a ‘pinot rosé’ that it’s made entirely from pinot noir (as many rosés are). But this organically awesome thing is in fact a blend of pinot noir and also pinot blanc and pinot … Read More
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Bendigo Hills Organic Central Otago Pinot Rosé 2022
Bendigo Hills Organic Central Otago Pinot Rosé 2022 $22 When you taste how delicate this morganite-hued wine is, it won’t surprise you to learn that the certified organic pinot noir it’s made from was hand-picked and gently whole-bunch pressed and cleverly made into a soft, dry style evocative of pink peppercorn and redcurrant characters. Cleansing, … Read More
Brockenchack Tru-Su Eden Valley Rosé 2022
Brockenchack Tru-Su Eden Valley Rosé 2022 $22 The name might be a mashup of Trudi and Susan, daughters of founders Trevor and Marilyn Harch, yet the wine is very much a pure offering. Crafted from shiraz grown in their Eden Valley vineyard by winemaker Joanne Irvine, it has an attractive melon and raspberry razzle on … Read More
Te Kano Central Otago Rosé 2022
Te Kano Central Otago Rosé 2022 $29 Full-bodied and roaring with redcurrant, wild strawberry, rhubarb, strawberry, cranberry, minerally notes, pink peppercorn and a hint of rhubarb, this rosé from the Te Kano kids has style, finesse and, pardon the expression, bags of flavour. Crafted using fruit sourced mainly from their Northburn vineyard, it’s cleansing, crunchy-fresh … Read More
Riviera Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé 2021
Riviera Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé 2021 $19 – $22 This rosé is a bit of a mystery in terms of what’s grapes it’s made of, however, there’s no mistaking the intensely clean, crisp, crunchy-fresh mouthfeel and soft, pink peppercorn and watermelon complexity on the nose. Spice-edged and layered with very subtle redcurrant characters, it’s … Read More
Jules Taylor ‘The Jules’ Gisborne Rosé 2022
Jules Taylor ‘The Jules’ Gisborne Rosé 2022 $25 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Black bean and bacon soup in the NZ Herald CANVAS Sat 17th June This is one of those hearty, ribsticking, salivatingly salty soups that screams out to be paired with a plush, plump, punchy rosé like this new release from Jules Taylor. Based … Read More
Pyramid Valley Colours Collection North Canterbury Rosé 2022
Pyramid Valley Colours Collection North Canterbury Rosé 2022 $39.99 The image on the label is of a mallow flower, a plant endemic in Pyramid’s vineyards and gardens, and the wine inside is crafted from some of the oldest, organically, biodynamically-grown pinot noir vines in New Zealand. I love the raspberry leaf layers, and soft, floral … Read More
Le Grá Wairarapa Pinot Rosé 2022
Le Grá Wairarapa Pinot Rosé 2022 $38 A refreshingly spritzy style of rosé that roars with watermelon, crabapple and succulent salinity. Crunchy-crisp and mineral-drenched, it’s laced with soft herb and rhubarb notes and has a long, zesty finish. Nice work from one of Wairarapa’s smallest wineries. (Extra for Experts) Look out for some interesting new … Read More
Carrick Organic Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2022
Carrick Organic Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2022 $28 If you’ve been hunting high and low, hither and yon for a rosé that’s bone dry but generously ‘big boned’ then you’ve come to the right cul de sac my friend. Crafted from organically grown, Bannockburn pinot noir that’s been handpicked, gently pressed, separated from its … Read More
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2022
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2022 $24 Crafted from 51% tempranillo and 49% syrah sourced from a a combo of their Gimblett Gravels, Moteo Pa and Roys Hill vineyards, this rosé is deliciously dry, crunchy-fresh and fleshy. Soft, savoury spices cuddle a core of bright raspberry and redcurrant to create a zesty, very pretty wine … Read More