As there isn’t another red wine tasting scheduled here at Cuisine for 2024, I had thought that I was done …
→ moreLots of fruit and fragrant florals on the nose with herbal spice and some subtle reductive characters. The palate is …
→ moreYouthful and concentrated with lifted fruit and lots of oak on the nose. The palate is full and chewy with …
→ moreUnderstated on the nose with restrained aromas of lemon citrus pith, baking spice with oak and reductive characters. On the …
→ moreA pale colour in the glass which belies its seven years in bottle, this wine is fresh and understated on …
→ moreLots going on through this complex but not overt example. The fruit here is bright – citrus and stone fruit …
→ moreA sulphidic style of chardonnay done really well with ripe fruit and vibrancy from the get-go. Though the acid is …
→ moreA medium colour in the glass with high- toned fruit on the nose; lifted citrus (both lemon and yellow grapefruit) …
→ moreFresh and clean with aromas of grapefruit citrus, meadow blossoms and herbal spice on the nose. The palate is well …
→ morePale and fresh on the nose with clean fruit aromas in a moderate intensity alongside nougat and almond aromatics. The …
→ moreFresh and clean with aromas of grapefruit citrus, meadow blossoms and herbal spice on the nose. The palate is well …
→ moreA sulphidic style of chardonnay done really well with ripe fruit and vibrancy from the get-go. Though the acid is …
→ moreThe first in a new premium range from Askerne aptly named ‘Icons’, this beautifully balanced and handled chardonnay is awash …
→ moreSlender, sophisticated, full of vitality… the star of the show has a distinctive personality. It leads with a white pepper …
→ moreAn exquisite example of how to frame struck match, flint notes so they enhance rather than overwhelm the wine. Beautiful, …
→ moreA chardonnay from Marlborough taking top spot reinforces the point that this region can do so much more than sauvignon. …
→ moreUnderstated on the nose with restrained aromas of lemon citrus pith, baking spice with oak and reductive characters. On the …
→ moreThe nose is warm and toasty with a smoky, savoury complexity and aromas of bright peach and pink grapefruit that …
→ moreA chardonnay for those that enjoy bold aromas of vanillin supported by a warm palate filled with delicious fruit, and …
→ moreA fleshy style with some tropical melon notes balanced by stone fruits with a warm vanillin overlay. The spicy expression …
→ moreThis is the first Marlborough Letter Series Chardonnay to be released by Brancott Estate. Ripe and eager to please, a …
→ moreThe rich, creamy-textured, exhilarating style that Clearview Reserve is so well known for continues to strut its stuff with this …
→ moreUnderstated but fruit forward with aromas of ripe peaches, florals and a hint of butterscotch on the nose. The palate …
→ moreSpicy and toasty with a charming vanillin lift. The palate is creamy with beautiful ripe peach notes indicative of fruit …
→ moreBig in price, but quite restrained in personality. This is an intriguing wine, with attractive stonefruit and a seam of …
→ moreWe were seduced by the attractive baking-spice aromas of this wine. This very polished style with white-peach notes is not …
→ moreSteve Smith described this as “old school” in reference to its sweet oak flavours and creamy warmth. Providing balance is …
→ moreBold and punchy with aromas of buttered toast and oatmeal. The ripe red apple on the palate is countered by …
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