Blackenbrook Nelson Gewürztraminer 2023 $26 Hand-picked from the biggest crop in the 20year history of Daniel and Ursula Schwarztenbach’s existence making wine at Blackenbrook, this gewürz boasts classic Turkish delight, peach and soft ginger notes on the nose and palate. Crisp, clean, not overly sweet, in fact very well balanced from a tricky vintage. GOLD … Read More
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Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Blanc 2023
Blackenbrook Nelson Pinot Blanc 2023 $26 Pinot Blanc is extremely rare in New Zealand. It’s like the Maui Dolphin, the Puteketeke or the Archey’s Frog of wine varieties over here with just 11ha in the ground. But what it lacks in mass, it makes up for in marvelousness. Bursting with ripe nectarine, lemon zest, pear … Read More
Blackenbrook Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Blackenbrook Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $23 Well if someone went ahead and created a lemon, lime and peach gelato then that’s exactly what this shiny-bright sauvignon smells like. From a tricky vintage comes a wine with intensely fruity layers that erupt with a fruit salad of tropical and citrus aromas and flavours, it’s a ripe, … Read More
On Giants Shoulders Martinborough Pinot Gris 2022
On Giants Shoulders Martinborough Pinot Gris 2022 $30 If rich, fleshy pinot gris is your jam then go grab the Molenberg and flick on the toaster buddy because tonight we feast! Crafted by ex-Dry River winemaker Wilco Lam at quite possibly the tiniest winery in the land (a teensy old shed, on the Porters’ Vineyard), … Read More
On Giants’ Shoulders Martinborough Chardonnay 2021
On Giants’ Shoulders Martinborough Chardonnay 2021 $45 I tasted bottle number 1143 of 1578 produced Superb chardonnay here from an exciting Martinborough producer. Its highly refined nose is crammed with baked nectarine and charred pineapple characters and it totally twins where taste is concerned. Youthfully zingy textures help its stylish, stonefruit flavours race around the … Read More
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2022
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2022 $39.99 Bright pineapple and luscious baked nectarine, grilled grapefruit and roast almond aromas and those core elements wash across the palate as well. Bright and juicy and roaring with peachy complexity. The textures in this wine are beautifully balanced, zippy-fresh and crunchy, adding extra oomph to its already powerful … Read More
Yealands Babydoll Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Babydoll Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $15-$18 If the tornado of jalapeno, basil and lime leaf lifting towards your nostrils doesn’t wow you, then the brisk, bracing, burst of lemongrass, white peach, passionfruit and lime gelato-like flavours should knock your knickerbockers off. Named after the diminutive heritage-breed sheep from the South Down hills of England’s Sussex … Read More
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Estate Chardonnay 2022
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Estate Chardonnay 2022 $24 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Mediterranean Salmon in the NZ Herald Nov 4th 2023 Absolutely erupting with peach crumble, grilled grapefruit and soft pineapple characters, this is a perky, punchy style that’s brisk, refreshing and roaring with personality and freshness. A roasty, toasty crowd-pleaser for certain. Summer wedding? … Read More
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2020
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2020 $32 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Lemongrasss Chilli Chicken NZ Herald Canvas Magazine 28th Oct 2023 If you like your pinot gris to have a teensy splash of sweetness, then prepare for all the grins to begin. I love the classic walnut and nashi niceness in this absolute belter from … Read More
Decibel Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Decibel Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $22 Grown in Crownthorpe, west of Hastings, that fruit has created a bright, vibrantly tropical sauvignon blanc, that’s refreshing, zesty, lemon-laced and passionfruit-packed. Juicy, generous, tropical and energetic, it’s the kind of sauvignon that you’d throw in the fridge for 45 minutes, get out the good glasses and get … Read More