No matter what ends up on top for this category, there is always a gewürtztraminer on the list. Known for …
→ moreGenerous and creamy with attractive warm and toasty aromas. The palate is captivating. A polished and delicate wine with lovely …
→ moreLots of fruit and fragrant florals on the nose with herbal spice and some subtle reductive characters. The palate is …
→ moreA FIVE-STAR recipient and top 10 placegetter a year ago, this beautifully crafted wine comes back to claim top honours. …
→ moreSmoky intrigue greets the nostrils. A line of flinty smokiness extends across the palate, providing focus and texture, harmonising with …
→ moreA complex nose showing guava, feijoa and chamomile notes with lemon-lime citrus. The palate is precise and long with great …
→ more“Very attractive oak and ripe fruit,” noted Michael Brajkovich. For a young wine, it has come together well, the elements …
→ moreA masterful example of the winemaker harnessing and exemplifying cooler-climate fruit. Nectarine stone and flesh, citrus with lemon curd and …
→ moreNow here’s a smart buy. It reveals its charms slowly. There is no aromatic thunderclap and in the mouth citrus, …
→ moreA tangerine peel note that is very Waipara makes a big statement in this mouthfilling riesling from an experienced producer. …
→ moreThere’s a green tint to the colour of this wine. It smells and tastes of freshly cut herbs and flowers, …
→ moreGrown on a chalky Waipara hillside, this wine charmed the panel with its opulent nose and extroverted palate. The concentrated, ripe stonefruit (peach, …
→ moreSauvignon blanc is not necessarily out of its comfort zone in HawkesBay, as evinced by this wine from Chris Scott. …
→ moreThe only Hawke’s Bay wine among our top-place-getters, this was grown in the elevated Matapiro sub-region. It is a fresh, …
→ moreSurprisingly – and delightfully – youthful despite its time in bottle with lots of bright primary characteristics evident alongside a …
→ moreAbundant with rich, ripe tropical stone-fruit characters on the nose and palate. Unashamedly peachy with good power and a supple …
→ moreA chardonnay which some might deem ‘old school’, yet there are plenty who love and seek out this oaky style …
→ moreA savoury style that shows fruit development due to age. The influence of oak is prominent and serves to give …
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