A savoury style with some herbal notes that add layers of complexity to the sweet-fruited palate. Cloves and other autumnal …
→ moreA fleshy style with real poise, depth and integrity. Spicy and juicy with terrific palate length the wine is appealing …
→ moreA generous, rich and dark fruited style that is long and luscious. The palate is powerful yet cleverly balanced with …
→ moreNew Zealand has very few genuine multi-generational family wine businesses. Wairau River is exactly that and continues to perform as …
→ moreAn energetic style with fresh basil and tangerine aromas. The palate shows peach and ripe bartlett pear notes with sufficient …
→ moreA generous version with tropical aromas spiced with chamomile. The champion here is ripe fruit which risks being over exuberant …
→ moreA more savoury style with notes of fennel and some salinity. This cooler climate wine holds its poise throughout the …
→ moreThe bronze colour suggests that the fruit was very ripe and the poached pear aromas support this. This wine is …
→ moreJo Gear is the Head Winemaker at New Zealand Wine Cellars and the talent behind this number one wine from …
→ morePale lemon in the glass, this wine’s Awatere Valley origins reveal themselves through the racy acidity and green-edged, appley flavours. A …
→ moreThis delicate 2012 impressed with its toasty, spice notes and drew flavour comparisons with French apple and pear patisseries. It starts …
→ moreAromatics as clean and crisp as a freshly ironed shirt are backed up by a beautifully weighted mouthful. Bright citrus and …
→ moreHeady aromatics reminiscent of peach and guava lead through to a rich mouthful, chock full of gently spiced, sweet fruit. The …
→ moreThis wine is intense and quite rich. The stonefruit- and spice-infused fruit presides with plumpness and weight, framed by a balanced, …
→ moreDry with just a hint of sweetness, clean and delicate, this is another great advertisement for pinot gris produced with care …
→ moreThis attractive wine is anchored by a solid core of fruit, a small amount of which was fermented in oak barrels. …
→ moreA crowd-pleaser, on several levels. The price will appeal and the crisp, juicy, citrusy style will win plaudits from pinot gris …
→ moreWaimea’s second-tier label has delivered some terrific whites across the board in 2013. With strong Asian pear and apple flavours playing …
→ more“Great balance”, exclaimed an admiring Dan Dineen. All the elements work together well in this harmonious wine, displaying attractive spicy fruit. This …
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