Jules Taylor has crafted an exuberant, approachable wine. Perfumed, pure, generously endowed with enticing dark fruit and well seasoned with …
→ moreThe popularity of one of the country’s top selling pinot noirs is set to continue with this new release. A …
→ more“This is a classic, elegant New Zealand style,” noted Sam Harrop. Violet scents, lifted red fruit flavours and a herbal …
→ moreThis bright, juicy rendition was made using fruit sourced from a pair of Brancott Valley vineyards. Sweet fruit flavours are …
→ moreRegularly one of the Alexandra sub-region’s finest examples of pinot noir, this version is typically fragrant and pure. Red and …
→ moreYou’ll enjoy the ride this Catalina offering provides. It’s a feisty wine, crackling with verve and energy, made using fruit …
→ moreMarlborough’s pinot stocks continue to rise, thanks to carefully crafted wines like this. A prelude of beguiling floral scents is …
→ moreThis excellent buy from a quality-driven winery packs in plenty of pinot charm in a more rustic mode. An appealing …
→ moreThe moment you pick up the dark rose and lilac scents you know you’re in for a treat. In the …
→ moreThere’s a lot to like in this ripe, plump pinot from Vidal winemaker Hugh Crichton. Dark fruit and chamomile scents …
→ moreThe panel dubbed this wine the “classic retro”, in recognition of its golden-peach and vanilla-bean flavours. “That fruit is delicious …
→ moreSteve Smith was taken with this wine’s papery, mineral texture, resembling white Burgundy. Citrus, vanilla, roasted white nuts, gunflint and …
→ moreDe Vine in name, divine by nature. This lemon-coloured wine has developed beautifully, thanks to sensitive oak handling and well-ripened …
→ moreNo fault lines that the panel could detect – just a steady flow of sweet lemon zest, fresh ginger and …
→ moreAttractive struck-match scents usher in an exotic array of flavours, rock melon and orange peel among them. “Very well-managed aromas”, …
→ moreNothing showy about this 2013; it is a restrained yet focused package. Classy aromatics – flintiness and limes – lead …
→ moreThe vicar has chosen well (again), but should be told to put this one aside for a year or two, …
→ moreAnother fine buy from a fine vintage, this wine represents yet another stylistic gear change. Biscuit, cedary spice, grapefruit and …
→ moreYou get a lot for a modest outlay from this settled, very together Hawke’s Bay chard. Marzipan, citrus and hints …
→ moreThis very drinkable style is well stocked with ripe melon and citrus flavours, overlaid with warm, rich toast and butterscotch …
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