Pungent and expressive on the nose with gooseberry and blackcurrant leaf aromas alongside some greens. The palate is generous and …
→ moreIf there is a brand that is synonymous with New Zealand wine it’s Villa Maria. The company’s history is long …
→ moreRipe and crisp with lots of aromatic and flavour intensity throughout. The herbals are fresh on the nose alongside passionfruit …
→ moreA riper style that is wonderfully complex and generous throughout. Fresh and lively with incredible fruit intensity on the nose …
→ moreA vibrant and forward nose with tropical fruit aromas and a herbal lift that draws you in. The well-balanced palate …
→ moreAn attractive nose with classic gooseberries and hints of herbs and blackcurrant leaf. The palate is vibrant with lots of …
→ moreClean and fresh on the understated nose that belies the expressive palate within. Lots of concentrated flavours abound with concentrated …
→ moreCrisp and fresh with ripe concentrated thiol aromas that give the nose impact. The palate is also ripe and concentrated …
→ moreA ripe, yet quiet wine that has a restrained, yet complex aromatic profile. A well made wine with delicious greens …
→ moreIntriguing smoky, earthy scents along with red fruit notes provide the introduction to this quite singular expression. A core of …
→ moreSlender, sophisticated, full of vitality… the star of the show has a distinctive personality. It leads with a white pepper …
→ morePale salmon in the glass with just a touch of fade on the rim, the red summer fruits dominate on …
→ moreGentle dark floral scents presage a palate that is still quite tight and will open up nicely over the next …
→ moreThe Barking Mad range pays tribute to winery Dachshunds. This vibrant and toasty wine displays engaging flavours of dark berry …
→ moreDeeply coloured with some tawny starting to appear, the nose is very ripe with generous amounts of cassis, tar and …
→ moreA deep ruby with just a hint of fade eluding to some development over time. The nose here is full …
→ moreA concentrated wine with a complex and enticing nose filled with rich dark fruits, vanilla, toasted hazelnuts and dark cocoa …
→ moreA fleshy style with some tropical melon notes balanced by stone fruits with a warm vanillin overlay. The spicy expression …
→ moreFruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …
→ moreFull and fresh showcasing citrus blossom aromas with savoury and herbal notes. The flavours are lush and creamy with toasty …
→ moreA consistently high-achieving Champagne. The elegant, persistent bead and supple mousse matches beautifully with the fine aromas of white florals …
→ moreA bargain-priced wine that shows you don’t have to spend big to get vintage Champagne of style and personality. Aromas …
→ moreA favourite tipple in London gentlemen’s clubs, Beaumet has good-value credentials. This non-vintage wine is uncomplicated and elegant with a …
→ moreChampagne Beaumet’s value recipe succeeds again. The non-vintage wine has a delicate floral aroma, with lightly nutty ferment notes adding …
→ morePopular in London clubs, Beaumet’s good-value NV Champagne has white flower, citrus, brioche and marmitey richness running through a soft …
→ moreA straightforward Champagne of high quality at a great price, in keeping with the Beaumet credo. A great party starter, …
→ moreTHIS IS A WONDERFULLY focussed style that is alive and complex. Aromas of white flowers lead to flavours of ripe …
→ moreA bargain vintage Champagne priced below most non-vintage versions, Beaumet hasn’t quite the persistence or style of the best wines.However, …
→ moreBeaumet Champagne is popular in London’s gentlemen’s clubs, where value for money is a factor. This 2006 vintage confirms Beaumet’s …
→ moreHarmonious and fresh, the wine offers beautiful fragrant fruit yet with a softness that provides form. Aromas of fresh straw …
→ moreYet another winning wine from Beaumet, this time the rosé. Aromas of fresh strawberries and sweet biscuits lead into a …
→ moreThe Beaumet range of Champagnes consistently do well for value in Cuisine tastings and this coppery pink edition follows the …
→ moreBeaumet Champagnes have scored well in past Cuisine tastings, both in terms of quality and price tag. They prove that …
→ moreThe Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …
→ moreSeductive red fruit aromas with a creamy mousse yield to luxurious, rich and fleshy expressions. Wholemeal bread, clover honey and …
→ moreLight and bright on the nose with flinty sulphide notes that intrigues. The palate is crisp with taut linear acidity, …
→ moreGood value from a small producer who only makes this one wine. Bellevue is unapologetically old-school in style, very ripe …
→ moreA fresh and fruity style with clean crisp lines in a pretty pale pink. Red cherries and creamy red apple …
→ moreA gorgeous example of snowpea, citrus and refined box hedge on the nose and palate. A wine with likability, drinkability …
→ moreInviting and generous with almond and baked bread aromas. The expressions of melon and fig on the palate suggest a …
→ more‘CLASSIC’ IS THE right descriptor. Those heady fragrances that only superb gewurztraminer can offer are here in abundance – lychees, rose petal …
→ moreUNANIMOUSLY AGREED as the best of the bunch, this pinot noir rosé from Bladen in Marlborough has a gorgeous pale …
→ moreLanghorne Creek is a slightly out-of-the-way place that’s a happy hunting ground for lovers of direct, satisfying Oz shiraz at …
→ moreGrown on the slopes of an extinct volcano in Spain’s northeast, this great value grenache smells of dark berries with …
→ moreA chardonnay from Marlborough taking top spot reinforces the point that this region can do so much more than sauvignon. …
→ moreOutstanding value and this label have always gone together, and this new release is no exception. Orange peel and other …
→ moreA likeable, straightforward brut sparkling wine from one of Marlborough’s key wineries. It has fresh aromas of citrus and apple …
→ moreSimon Nunns nicknamed this wine the “pomelo grigio” because of its aromatic likeness to a pomelo (the largest of all …
→ more“Very merlot,” was how John Belsham described this young and well-priced offering. It ticks the merlot varietal boxes well, with …
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