Made from fruit drawn from both the Wairau and Awatere Valley, this is another very smart buy. Crushed berryfruit scents …
→ moreBright in colour and personality, this is a fresh, well-structured style. The flavour profile is distinctive with sweet dark berry, …
→ moreIntriguing smoky, earthy scents along with red fruit notes provide the introduction to this quite singular expression. A core of …
→ moreBright, confected aromatics set the tone. This is a brazen, fruit-led style with good fruit purity and quite a sweet …
→ more“Delicious warmth,” noted Jo Gear. The nose is subtle yet pretty, with violets, chocolate, coffee and spice notes to the …
→ moreThis smartly priced charmer from a pioneering winery that is treading a bold, individualistic path, impressed John Belsham: “A well-defined bright expression with …
→ moreFruit, glorious fruit. This wine’s fruit expression impressed the entire panel. Layers of red and dark fruit notes fill the mouth …
→ moreThis is a bold, retro style built around a lush heart of ripe fruit. Red and dark fruit flavours cavort across the …
→ moreThe experienced hands at Allan Scott Family Winemakers have created a very moreish style. Spiced pear drop and attractive fresh …
→ moreThe excellent-value Villa Private Bin comes up trumps yet again. Wonderfulfruit flavours – citrus verging on stonefruit – are writ …
→ 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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