Posted: November 2, 2022
Offering good value, this medium to full-bodied wine is drinking well in its youth. Bright, light lemon/green, it is attractively scented, with good concentration of ripe pear and spice flavours, a hint of apricot and a dryish finish. $18
Comments Off on Haha Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This single-vineyard wine is attractively scented and strongly varietal. Full-bodied, it has vibrant pear, lychee and spice flavours, fractional sweetness, and excellent depth, delicacy and harmony. Best drinking 2024+. $24
Comments Off on Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Revealing good delicacy and richness, this very youthful wine was grown at Queensberry (62%) and Alexandra (38%), and partly (42%) fermented in old barrels. Bright, light lemon/green, it is fresh and full-bodied, with vigorous pear, lychee and spice flavours, showing…
Comments Off on Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This frisky, medium-bodied wine has vibrant, citrusy, slightly appley flavours and a green-edged, dryish, appetisingly crisp finish. $19 (A, UK, US)
Comments Off on Anchorage Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Fermented with indigenous yeasts (hence the ‘Wild Valley’), this wine is already very open and expressive. Bright yellow/green, it is mouthfilling, with generous, ripe, tropical fruit flavours, crisp, dry and vaguely honeyed. $18
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This lively, medium to full-bodied wine is pale lemon/green, with punchy, tropical fruit flavours to the fore, a distinct hint of passionfruit, a herbaceous undercurrent and crisp acidity. $17
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This medium-bodied wine was grown in the Awatere and Wairau valleys. Pale lemon/green, it is aromatic, with very good depth of crisp, lively, tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours. Best drinking mid-2023+. $17
Comments Off on Sileni Cellar Selection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Fresh and punchy, this is a strongly varietal wine. Aromatic, it is youthful and lively, with melon and green capsicum flavours, showing good depth, and a crisp, dry finish. (From Starborough). $20
Comments Off on River Farm Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Freshly aromatic, this is a strongly varietal wine. Medium-bodied, it has very good depth of melon and green capsicum flavours, crisp and finely balanced. $18
Comments Off on Haha Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This aromatic, appetisingly crisp wine is medium-bodied and strongly varietal, with passionfruit, grapefruit and lime flavours, fresh, herbal notes and lots of youthful vigour. $14
Comments Off on Brancott Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Still unfolding, this lively, full-bodied wine has very good vigour and depth of fresh, ripely herbaceous flavours. Best drinking mid-2023+. $22
Comments Off on Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Priced very sharply, this vibrant Wairau Valley wine is full-bodied, with strong, tropical fruit flavours to the fore, a herbal undercurrent, and a crisp, dry, finely balanced finish. $15
Comments Off on Sacred Hill Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Full of youthful vigour, this mouthfilling, clearly varietal wine has good intensity of passionfruit and lime flavours, crisp and dry. (From Pegasus Bay). $22 (A, UK)
Comments Off on Main Divide North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Certified organic, this estate-grown, single-vineyard wine was grown at Dillons Point. Bright, light lemon/green, it is mouthfilling, with very good intensity of vigorous, ripely herbaceous flavours, fresh, crisp, dry and lingering. Best drinking mid-2023+. $25
Comments Off on Zephyr Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Bright, light lemon/green, this classic, Rapaura district style has a ripely herbaceous bouquet. Full-bodied, it has concentrated, tropical fruit flavours, deep and dry, balanced acidity and a lively, lasting finish. $25
Comments Off on Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
This classy young wine has strong personality. Grown at three sites in the Awatere Valley, it is invitingly aromatic, racy and intense, in a strongly varietal style with tropical fruit and herbaceous flavours, finely poised and lingering. $23 (A, UK,…
Comments Off on Awatere River Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Buttery peach bouquet and creamy oak dominated palate with nice purity of fruit.
Comments Off on McPherson MWC Goulburn Valley Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Black cherry nose with hints of violets. Savoury palate with light herbaceous characters.
Comments Off on Watkins Sibling Series Langhorne Creek Grenache 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Aromatic floral nose with a pretty floral palate that’s lifted, fresh and layered with a tight acid backbone.
Comments Off on Berrigan Wines Shining Rock Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Bright, fresh and lifted fruit driven wine with nice balance between subtle oak and floral citrus fruit.
Comments Off on McGuigan Mastercraft Riverland SA Chenin Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A creamy style with strawberry jam-like fruit and a slight savoury thread.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Alternative Series McLaren Vale Syrah 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Turkish Delight nose and good length and persistence of subtle red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Alternative Series McLaren Vale Grenache Rosé 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Aromas and flavours of pears and apples, floral notes, moderate acidity and a savoury finish.
Comments Off on Yealands Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A classic style sitting in the pungent tropical spectrum with an intense guava-like bouquet and good length of varietal fruit flavours with a good acid drive.
Comments Off on Babydoll Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
An excellent example of a NZ sauvignon blanc with its intense green bean/passionfruit bouquet and its classic flavour bomb of a palate with just a subtle hint of oak.
Comments Off on Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Attractive mix of glacé cherries and light oak characters with earthy notes. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Mytikas Single Vineyard Adelaide Sangiovese 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Full bodied full flavoured wine, smelling musky and floral with clean floral fruit flavours and a warming finish.
Comments Off on Mytikas Single Vineyard Adelaide Pinot Bianco 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Very varietal with plenty of sweet plum and sour cherry fruit, nice spiciness, earthy notes and firm tannin structure.
Comments Off on Gudilly Single Vineyard Adelaide Sangiovese 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Perfumed floral fruit overlayed with toasty elements adding complexity and crisp acid line.
Comments Off on Gudilly Single Vineyard Adelaide Pinot Bianco 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A pleasant confectionery pear bouquet with light herbaceous characters and refreshing savoury-like flavours with a hint of toast and good length of acid.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A subtle peppery fruit bouquet with a lean light berry palate.
Comments Off on Mercer Wines Nouveau Hunter Valley Shiraz 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Lots of intense sweet blueberry fruit characters here laced with grippy tannins.
Comments Off on Mercer Wines Joven Hilltops Tempranillo 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Delicate grassy style with tropical notes and sweetness rounding out the palate.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Adelaide Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A full-bodied straightforward style with lifted cherry fruit and earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Bec Hardy Adelaide Pinot Noir 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Floral and talc-like on the nose with some obvious sweetness on a mouthfilling palate.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate St Ethels Old Vines Grampians Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Simple citrus nose with talc-like element. Clean and lively in the mouth with a lingering finish.
Comments Off on Russell & Suitor Son Of A Bull Tasmania Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A nice example of style with an aromatic mix of citrus fruit and tropical fruit elements and a good acid/sugar balance.
Comments Off on Alex Russell Wines Franca’s Vineyard South Australia Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Pretty pink wine with fresh strawberry fruit characters, floral nuances and crisp acid.
Comments Off on Erin Eyes Celtic Cross Clare Valley Rosé 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Delicate floral/citrus bouquet and an elegant seamlessly balanced palate with a lemon/lime flavour profile.
Comments Off on Erin Eyes Emerald Isle Clare Valley Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Pretty nose – a floral delicacy of roses and violets with light, refreshing and persistent floral/citrus flavours.
Comments Off on Erin Eyes Pride of Erin Reserve Clare Valley Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Delicate lifted rose-like bouquet and a light and chewy berry fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Hilltops Rosé 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Fresh lifted apricot aromas and a creamy textured palate with more of the apricot characters, cedary oak and mineral finish.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Viognier 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Very youthful with dense inky fruit characters and big silky tannins.
Comments Off on Tenafeate Creek Purple Haze (Preservative Free) One Tree Hill Shiraz 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A richer style with interesting spicy floral fragrances and flavours and nice phenolic grip.
Comments Off on Soul Growers Eden Valley Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A delicate fruit driven style with flinty peppery notes to the nose and nicely textured palate with good flavour length.
Comments Off on Sorby Adams Mytikas Single Vineyard Adelaide Vermentino 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Light spicy fruit fragrances and creamy spicy flavours. Obvious sweetness on the finish.
Comments Off on Sorby Adams Gudilly Single Vineyard Adelaide Vermentino 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A richer style with floral/lemon rind elements, tangy acid and a phenolic texture.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Pinot Gris 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Clean bright citrus blossom bouquet and full of delicate floral pear flavours with a floral finish.
Comments Off on Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes Marsanne 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Nose still closed but there is a solid citrus presence on the palate with an acid backbone.
Comments Off on Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A lighter style with lovely purity of citrus varietal fruit with a slight hint of tropics. “Has promise!”
Comments Off on Heggies Vineyard Estate Eden Valley Riesling 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022