A pale straw colour with aromas of baked pear, peaches, white flowers and baking spices on the complex, but clean, …
I was nothing short of giddy when an albariño took the top spot among myriad other contenders. I have a …
Pale in the glass with delicate floral notes and dried-spice aromas on the nose. The fruit here is pristine with …
Lovely purity and brightness in a lean and mineral-style riesling. Fine and precise with jasmine florals, lemon-lime citrus and crunchy …
In the world of ‘serious’ wine professionals, there’s a collective rolling of eyes when a celebrity wine is released into …
A lovely pale pink wine abundant with lifted florals, fresh strawberries and creaming soda on the nose. The palate is …
A burnished copper colour with a fragrant nose of dried fennel, sage and straw alongside apricots and lemon citrus. The …
Lovely bright, clean fruit is evident straight away on the nose: strawberries, pears and red cherries abound alongside a hint …
Lemon and lime citrus combine on the nose along with aromas of crisp green apple, gooseberry and lemongrass present with …
Yes, the Bay can do sauvignon too. Most of this wine’s fruit was drawn from a cooler site at Matapiro, …
Aromatic lift is what we expect from this label, and the 2015 has it in abundance. Fresh herb, white flower …
Mount Brown winemaker Frank Manifold has produced a Marlborough-esque expression. Lifted and vibrant with a caressing texture, it is a …
This second tier label from experienced Marlborough winery Lawson’s Dry Hills offers fantastic value, vintage after vintage. This latest rendition …
There’s great energy and tension in this wine – perhaps unsurprising now that the local lines company is a Yealands …
Rongopai is a label that goes back to 1932 and is currently part of the Babich stable. This new release …
A very smart wine from a label with deep Marlborough roots. It’s a crisp, bright package, with flint and citrus …
Magpies have an eye for bright things, and this Hawke’s Bay based winery certainly found one in Marlborough. Lifted green …
Another wine that expresses this fine vintage in an unvarnished, straightforward way. It’s about the fruit flavours – ripe stonefruit, …
Winemaker Jamie Marfell continues to do sterling work with this much-loved Marlborough sauvignon brand. This version is typically flinty and …
We’re used to this label capturing that Marlborough essence with its sauvignon blanc, and it does so again. This is …
Grown in a sheltered spot in the Omaka Valley, this sauvignon was praised by John Belsham for its “fine lines, …
Marlborough, in all its glory, has been deftly captured by Two Rivers proprietor/winemaker David Clouston in this superb wine. Meadow-like …
This one is firmly in the green, herbal camp. Earthy, tomato vine scents set the tone. In the mouth lime …
This attractive style proudly declares its Awatere Valley origins with scents akin to flint, lime and nettle. Once in the …