Incredible aromas of garden herbs, lemongrass and a touch of passionfruit on the nose. Concentrated fruit flavours, crisp mineral crunch …

Toasty and complex aromatic characters abound with lemon curd, ripe apple and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The off-dry …

Rich herbal and soft citrus aromas lead to a ripe summer fruit basket over flinty stones that is generous and warm-fruited with great …

Beguiling scents – apple strudel, citrus and a hint of caramel – lead the way. In the mouth it is equally rewarding, especially …

Watermelon in colour, this is a concentrated rendition with a little more fruit weight than most others in the line-up. …

Named after the M?ori verb ‘to mix’ RANU is a Marlborough take on the classic Alsation co-fermentation of riesling, pinot …

Generous and creamy with attractive warm and toasty aromas. The palate is captivating. A polished and delicate wine with lovely …

A heady aromatic broadside greets the nostrils, with oak spice, together with red and dark berry-fruit notes, playing a merry …

This wine’s aromatics are head-spinning – waves of vibrant citrus and citrus blossom. That generosity continues in the mouth where …

A whiff of toast mingles with lifted Rose’s lime juice scents. In the mouth, this riesling has length and elegance, lime and stonefruit …

A touch of barrel fermentation enriches and rounds out the texture here. The vociferous, ripe-fruit presence, brimming with intense yellow …

This stalwart Marlborough producer’s pinot vines are becoming older and wiser, and have had a hand in this expression’s supple …

Ripe, rich stone fruit, cream and butter with a grapefruit citrus lift on the nose that delights. The palate is …

“Lovely rice paper texture,” noted John Belsham. This is a light, delicate, off-dry style with a seductive floral perfume and …

Easy drinking, middleweight Hawke’s Bay syrah at a good price to enjoy with Cantonese-style beef. It smells of raspberries and …

Made by Te Awa, the label represents their “whimsical approach to exploration, creativity and imagination.” This style has an enchanting …

From the fruit-basket of the Midi, this soft, easy-drinking merlot reflects its warmer Mediterranean influences. Fruit cake, smoky oak and …

Another great value from the Languedoc, this is a funky, slightly rustic but very French-styled syrah with big ripe round …

A highly expressive Languedoc style of rosé with red fruits and thyme aromas on the nose. The palate has a …

A leveret is a young hare, of which there are a few inhabiting the Awatere Valley vineyard that is this …

A wine of elaborate personality, Leveret IQ opens with candied citrus, toasty and light sulphide aromas. It has good textural …

Small-grower Champagnes have become trendy internationally in the last decade. Quality varies, but the best houses make wines well worth …

A slightly deeper colour indicates the pinot noir component here, even though it’s over 50% chardonnay. It’s a frothy, complete …

In keeping with Lindauer’s reputation for value, this powerful, rich wine belies its price tag. It has red berry and …

A perennial bargain, Lindauer’s pink sparkling wine continues to over-deliver in the value stakes.  Raspberries lead the scents on the …

A consistent favourite. “It’s simple, but it’s wonderful,” said Sam Harrop. Cherry, strawberry and lipsticky aromas are clean and pure, …

This perennial favourite of Cuisine wine panels was a tad less lustrous than usual in this tasting, but it still …

Lindauer’s pretty-in-pink sparkler continues to intrigue Cuisine tasters. Just how do they get such quality into the bottle at such …

A bright and aromatic sparkling with fresh rose petal florals. A lemon-scented drink-young style in which the finish is underscored …

With a dainty lilac colour, this floral Muscat rosé has a wonderful bouquet of sweet summer florals. Like sipping fresh …

No show without Lindauer, the perennial overachiever on the local bubbles scene. This Blanc de Blancs (100 per cent chardonnay) …

This has superb purity and elegance, with a zesty nose of citrus fruits, meringue, toast and minerals. Finely textured and …

This wine expresses the chardonnay spectrum of spicy, toasty and buttery notes. The palate provides interesting complexity and finishes with …

I have a deep affinity for Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs as each glass is loaded with good memories. …

Medium colour in the glass with a persistent bead, clean and rounded with nice fruit character, toastiness, creaminess and decent …

This exuberant example of Lindauer’s sparkling expertise has tons of personality. How do they do it at the price? Plenty …

A pinot noir-dominant sparkler with a hint of bronze in its colour. Wild strawberry aromas lead into a quite powerful …

More good value from Lindauer, this appealing drop has a slight blush of pink in its colour that’s followed appropriately …

An exuberant rosé with a fun personality. Generous flavours of fresh strawberry, cream and sweet biscuits make for a charming …

A pale, coppery onion-skin pink in the glass with lots happening on the aromatically complex nose including positive development characteristics …