Rongopai is a label that goes back to 1932 and is currently part of the Babich stable. This new release …
→ moreMount Brown winemaker Frank Manifold has produced a Marlborough-esque expression. Lifted and vibrant with a caressing texture, it is a …
→ moreThis second tier label from experienced Marlborough winery Lawson’s Dry Hills offers fantastic value, vintage after vintage. This latest rendition …
→ moreYes, the Bay can do sauvignon too. Most of this wine’s fruit was drawn from a cooler site at Matapiro, …
→ moreAromatic lift is what we expect from this label, and the 2015 has it in abundance. Fresh herb, white flower …
→ moreAn easy going, fruit-driven Marlborough sparkler. Aromas of apple, herb and a light crème patissiere thread give it charm, and …
→ moreBlanquette de Limoux, from Languedoc in France’s south-west, is a popular sparkling wine in its home market. Made predominantly from …
→ moreThis perennial favourite of Cuisine wine panels was a tad less lustrous than usual in this tasting, but it still …
→ moreA slightly deeper colour indicates the pinot noir component here, even though it’s over 50% chardonnay. It’s a frothy, complete …
→ moreYet to evolve beyond raw primary characters, this powerful young Hawke’s Bay syrah needs time to mellow and integrate. With …
→ moreVanillin oak exerts a powerful influence on this syrah from the Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay’s most highly prized district. However, …
→ moreAn unusually delicate style of Hawke’s Bay syrah, this wine has a very floral, pretty fragrance, with pristine plummy fruit …
→ moreFrom Hawke’s Bay’s red metal soils, Selaks Reserve has a nose of raspberries, red cherries and peppery spice. There’s a …
→ moreAlready showing some development, Te Awanga Syrah, made by Hawke’s Bay specialist Rod McDonald, couples good levels of fruit ripeness …
→ moreA Hawke’s Bay syrah of impressive depth and potential. It displays perfectly ripe plummy fruit interwoven with suggestions of sweet …
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