Hawke’s Bay’s mature EskValley vineyard’s quality shows in this complex blend. Floral aromas have a touch of tobacco, with black …

A flavoursome red to pair with a red-wine-sauced beef dish, this excellent merlot offers juicy blackberry aromas, notable mocha-cedar oak, …

This merlot with a dash of malbec in the blend shows unusual dimension and complexity for the 2011 vintage. Leafy …

A deeply flavoured and complete wine, CraggyRange’s flagship Sophia 2011 is rich enough to sit well with slow-braised oxtail. Blended …

This classical Hawke’s Bay cabernet sauvignon is made with traces of cabernet franc. Plum and dark berry fruit are deliciously …

The Patriarch honours Josip Babich, the pioneering vigneron who founded this enterprise just under 100 years ago. It’s a very …

A generous, powerful single-vineyard cabernet with a touch of malbec from the prized Gimblett Gravels. Juicy blackberry, blackcurrant and briary …

Respected Hawke’s Bay winemaker Rod McDonald has created this excellent 2011 single-vineyard merlot-malbec blend.  Cassis and plummy merlot aromas have …

Under the expert winemaking of Ant Mackenzie, Te Awa’s cabernet blends are in Hawke’s Bay’s top drawer for quality. The …

This cutely labelled drop is a well-made, well-priced varietal merlot with light berry fruits, some sour cherry and a slightly …

“Impressive”, said Peter Cowley, summing up the panel’s thoughts on this powerful, inky 2011 blend of five Bordeaux-origin red grapes. …

Made from merlot with an input of cabernets and tempranillo, The Trinity is a ripe, almost luscious expression of Hawke’s …