A SHINING STAR IN A CHALLENGING YEAR Winemaker Jo Gear says the 2017 vintage “was the most challenging harvest I …
→ moreA well-made style that will please many Chardonnay fans. Layers of peach, ripe melon, oak, spice and butterscotch sit on …
→ moreA well-presented, slightly mealy style with alluring layers of white peach, grapefruit and flint. The palate is lush with some …
→ moreA fleshy style with some tropical melon notes balanced by stone fruits with a warm vanillin overlay. The spicy expression …
→ moreA very polished, uncluttered wine with peach, lemon and apple flavours complemented by subtle oak and an underscore of a …
→ moreWith an impressive array of bold flavours, this wine is no shrinking violet. The fruit thankfully has a stout frame …
→ moreVilla’s increased commitment to organics is to be applauded, and wines like this also indicate a payoff in terms of …
→ more“IT’S NOT THE BIGGEST wine in the line up, but nor is it small. What it does have is seamless …
→ moreRongopai translates as ‘good taste and feeling’. Plenty of that here, along with outstanding value for money. The fruit is …
→ moreFor the past few vintages, this well-balanced, well-priced wine has been one to look out for. Malbec makes up 44% …
→ 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 …
→ moreThe nose here resembles a tropical fruit salad – fresh, bright and inviting. This too is true of the palate …
→ moreA vibrant and forward nose with tropical fruit aromas and a herbal lift that draws you in. The well-balanced palate …
→ moreA ripe, yet quiet wine that has a restrained, yet complex aromatic profile. A well made wine with delicious greens …
→ moreA lively nose with lots of aromatic thiol characteristics sitting alongside some reduction. The palate has concentrated and intense aromas …
→ moreRipe and crisp with lots of aromatic and flavour intensity throughout. The herbals are fresh on the nose alongside passionfruit …
→ moreAn attractive nose with classic gooseberries and hints of herbs and blackcurrant leaf. The palate is vibrant with lots of …
→ moreA riper style that is wonderfully complex and generous throughout. Fresh and lively with incredible fruit intensity on the nose …
→ morePungent 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 …
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