Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Pinot Gris 2023 $20 – $23 Over the last 20 years, the McKean family’s Tiki Wines portfolio has grown to eight different varieties — but pinot gris has always been a particular talent for this Cantabrian powerhouse. Displaying a nose of quince paste, baked apple, and fresh-cut pear, it’s a … Read More
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Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Gewürztraminer 2023
Tiki North Canterbury Gewürztraminer 2023 $20 – $23 There’s something so pure and true in this expression of gewürztraminer. Sourced from the braided river gravels of the North Canterbury, it shows classic lychee, rosewater, and musky spice notes that add extra layers of loveliness to a palate that’s already sweet, generous, honeyed, luxurious, and just … Read More
Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Tiki North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $20 – $23 The McKean family has been the force behind Tiki since planting an old Waipara sheep farm in vines in the early 2000s. Sauvignon blanc vines thrive under the baking North Canterbury summer sun, and their vigour is kept in check by those skin-mummifying brain-meltingly hot and … Read More
Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Riesling 2023
Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Riesling 2023 $20-$23 Get set for a nose erupting with fresh lime zest, Granny Smith apple, petrichor and green olive notes ok, and then prepare for all of that to osmose in tangy fashion across the tongue and gums in every sip. Generously dry, and showing crunchy-crisp textures, a solid … Read More
Maui North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Maui North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2024 $20 A perky, bright, energetic young sauvignon blanc showing classic North Canterbury characters of fresh peach and passionfruit, creamy lemon and easy-breezy tropical notes alongside a twang of herbaceousness. Uncomplicated, easy, and super-sippable, it should be enjoyed super-chilled. Tiki Wines (note) the wine is only sold by the … Read More
Mandrarossa Sicilia DOC Chardonnay 2021
Mandrarossa Sicilia DOC Chardonnay 2021 $32 Sicilian chardonnay has a signature spine of minerality and citrus, and this vintage has that in spades. Orange zest, roast peach and hints of grilled pineapple merge on the nose and palate in this glossy, golden example. It evolves in the glass beautifully too! Bodega Wines
Oblix Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021
Oblix Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $18 Crafted by Michelle Richardson from fruit grown in Sir George Fistonich’s family vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels, this is a fresh, nectarine-stacked chardonnay with a core of zesty green apple and zingy acidity and lemony layers. Vibrant and faintly toasty and showing superb length of flavour. … Read More
Brightwater Lord Rutherford Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Brightwater Lord Rutherford Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2023 $29 Whenever Gary and Valley Neale release a wine under their Lord Rutherford brand, you know it will be something different. Winemaker Steve Gill shepherds the fruit through the winery and into the bottle, introducing layers of lemongrass, lemon verbena, lemon zest, in fact all the lemony-est things … Read More
Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2024
Dandelion Vineyards Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2024 $tbc Bright and energetic, this riesling has that classic Eden Valley minerality which wraps around a core of green apple and lime. Lean, focused and precise, this riesling boasts a lovely linear structure and a finely tuned finish. Dandelion Vineyards
Te Mania Organic Nelson Chardonnay 2023
Te Mania Organic Nelson Chardonnay 2023 $27 Here’s a chardonnay travelling down the citrus side of the street and is laced with spicy oak, almond meal complexity and edged with grilled stonefruit on the finish. Slightly short, but a good wine for a large crowd. Te Mania