A very pale, almost onion-skin-coloured rosé with nice red berry fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is subtle and …
→ morePale in the glass with attractive and inviting mandarin citrus and lifted strawberry aromas on the nose. These mouthwatering characters …
→ moreA pink so bold it’s heading into the spectrum of light red and a character that is immediately appealing. This …
→ moreIf one were making a list of iconic Kiwi brands then Lindauer would have to be close to the top. …
→ moreThough subdued the nose, opens up to reveal fresh grapefruit citrus, strawberries and cream all of which segues through to …
→ moreMedium colour in the glass with a persistent bead, clean and rounded with nice fruit character, toastiness, creaminess and decent …
→ moreLast year we featured cava in the méthode traditionelle category as it is a wine that is made in the …
→ moreThe King Valley is considered the natural home of prosecco in Australia. Located in the north east of Victoria, the …
→ morePale in the glass with hints of spice against the floral character of white jasmine and honeysuckle, which are matched …
→ moreA lean and focussed example that is slightly subdued on the nose but with lovely aromatics of citrus, apples and …
→ moreAn understated nose with delicate nectarine stone fruit and citrus peel aromas alongside white florals. A sweet example that is …
→ moreRipe mango sits alongside apricot kernel and lime citrus on the nose with hints of jasmine florals. The palate is …
→ moreA light, yet bright pink colour with classic strawberries and cream aromas on the nose, this ripe red berries segue …
→ moreAn attractive nose with classic gooseberries and hints of herbs and blackcurrant leaf. The palate is vibrant with lots of …
→ moreRipe melon and dried herb with some intense thiol interplay showcases the concentrated aromatic presence and highlights the varietal typicity …
→ moreThe only gewurz among our top wines is the work of talented Hawke’s Bay stalwart Rod McDonald. It’s a rich …
→ moreTranslated from the Māori word ōpaoa meaning ‘smoky river’, the Opawa vineyard is planted on the historic riverbed of the …
→ moreA vibrant and refreshing cooler-climate style wine, it manages enough weight with loads of richness and flavour. Creamy peaches and …
→ moreThe Pa Road label always offers exceptional value. This new release has good weight and complexity, in part because a small …
→ moreWinemaker Allan Johnson has a string of rieslings to his credit. This shows attractive hints of bottle-age toast. “Lovely focus …
→ moreIntense rose-petal and lychee scents provide a warm welcome to this hedonistic, ripe wine. In the mouth it is a …
→ moreQuite a bit of struck match up front on the nose, but leads onto a palate rich in flavours of …
→ moreAn attractive and approachable consumer-friendly style of chardonnay with juicy ripe peaches, pineapple and citrus set against oak spice both …
→ morePask demonstrated a commitment to the Gimblett Gravels over 30 years ago as the first winery to plant vines in …
→ moreAn unusually delicate style of Hawke’s Bay syrah, this wine has a very floral, pretty fragrance, with pristine plummy fruit …
→ morePale in the glass with vibrant tropical fruit coming through with good intensity on the nose. This wine is immediately …
→ moreThis is a good introduction to Veneto red wines influenced by dried grapes. Made from corvina and merlot, its nose …
→ moreLovely lifted and lively florals on a very expressive nose. A dry style of prosecco with a fantastic fine acid …
→ moreThe moment you pick up the dark rose and lilac scents you know you’re in for a treat. In the …
→ moreJohn Belsham eloquently described this South Australian classic thus: “a quiet nose that opens out and unfolds with lovely layers …
→ moreKoonunga Hill has been a well-priced example of the famous Penfolds red-wine style for nearly 40 years. The 2012 follows …
→ moreA legendary example of Australian wineries’ ability to over-deliver, this bold, generous style continues a quality tradition that began with …
→ moreFor 40 years Koonunga Hill has given us a taste of the famous Penfolds red wine style without breaking the …
→ moreA powerful and very ripe style with a toasty overlay. The full-bodied ripe core is filled with raspberries, cherries, blackcurrants and molasses. A well-structured …
→ moreThe Pepperjack label is affiliated with one of Australia’s most famous wineries, the respected Saltram Wine Estates in the Barossa, …
→ moreFrom the historic Saltram winery, this deeply coloured young Barossa shiraz straddles tradition and modernity beautifully. It has floral and …
→ moreBorn out of the old Saltram Barossa stable, Pepperjack shiraz offers plenty of personality. A nose of dark berries, peppercorn …
→ moreMoving to Peregrine’s lower-tier label represents a far bigger drop in price than in quality. This is a light, bright, …
→ moreCava, Spain’s famous sparkling wine, can polarise tasters due to its rustic qualities. This example has lemon curd, honey, herb …
→ moreBright and light in the glass this is an elegant chardonnay with some very smart oak and intriguing secondary notes …
→ moreThis is a ripe and complete Barossa shiraz with a nose of blackberries, dusty spice and a whisper of sweet …
→ moreA classic style with notes of violet, eucalyptus and sweet vanilla oak. The fresh palate is expertly balanced with flavours of ripe raspberries, …
→ moreFrom the winery closest to the epicentre of the Seddon shakes comes a bold wine that should trigger a tremor …
→ moreJohn Belsham was impressed by this wine’s elegance; John Saker by its “pristine personality”. It has meadow-fresh clarity and lift, …
→ moreThere’s great energy and tension in this wine – perhaps unsurprising now that the local lines company is a Yealands …
→ moreFrench winemaker Damien Yvon is a devotee of sauvignon blanc à la Marlborough. Texture and flinty flamboyance, rather than primary …
→ moreIn collaboration with Maison Mumm, Pernod Ricard has developed this New Zealand sparkling with delicate lemon-lime and vanillin aromas. The …
→ moreA crowd-pleasing South Australian shiraz, Pillar Box is a soft, seamless wine with a raspberry- and blackberry-scented fruit core, touched …
→ moreTransformed in the 1990s from a lean, mean type of Champagne into something much more friendly by the late Daniel …
→ moreThis one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …
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