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 …
→ 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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