The 2013 vintage was experienced winemaker John Kavanagh’s first at the helm at Te Kairanga, and he’s made it count. …
→ moreYet another excellent-value buy from the Villa Maria stable. This wine mixes stone-fruit flavours with an overt Rose’s lime juice …
→ moreThere’s a green tint to the colour of this wine. It smells and tastes of freshly cut herbs and flowers, …
→ moreYou get a lot of riesling charm for a very modest outlay here. Jasmine, freesia and citrus aromatics pave the …
→ moreAs soon as you’ve poured a glass of this wine, both its golden tint and complex aromatics point to the …
→ moreThis wine’s aromatics are head-spinning – waves of vibrant citrus and citrus blossom. That generosity continues in the mouth where …
→ moreAnother medium-dry 2011 expression from this riesling-focused Nelson winery also shows a touch of bottle age toast, but more freshness …
→ moreA smart wine at a very smart price. Grown on an elevated Hawke’s Bay vineyard, its lifted pear and peach …
→ moreLushness is a quality often associated with gewurz, and you’ll find plenty of it in this medium-dry wine. The creamy …
→ moreFrom a brand that regularly over-delivers on price, this is a terrific drop. Lovely citrusy fruit is corseted in a …
→ 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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