Posted: September 3, 2022
Bright, light pink, this is a very lively, medium-bodied wine, with strong, vibrant watermelon, strawberry and spice flavours, crisp and dry. Best drinking 2023+. $20 (UK)
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Posted: September 3, 2022
Still very youthful, this vivacious wine was mostly handled in tanks, but a small part of the blend was fermented in concrete egg tank and clay amphora. Light lemon/green, it is highly aromatic and full-bodied, with very good intensity of…
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Wet river stone and crushed chalk on the nose. An unusual style; masses of fresh basil and meyer lemon with chamomile and fennel seed too. The flavours are crisp and citrussy with a little sweetness to support. Delicious. $24.00
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Posted: May 2, 2018
Gently aromatic with some crisp juicy pear and apple aromas, subtle and slightly floral. Bright, simple fruit flavours with an appealing silky texture. $24.00
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Posted: November 9, 2017
A fuller toast and honey style with delicate floral notes to the nose and interesting smoky complexity to the palate. “Needs more time”. 3-5
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Posted: June 15, 2017
An attractive varietal. Slight dustiness on the citrussy nose. Lengthy persistence of sweet melon and citrus flavours.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
A complexity of smoky bacon-like savory aromas with a ripe floral fruit palate that tends to be dominated by the vanillin oak.
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Posted: June 15, 2017
A lovely crisp clean semillon; sound and well balanced with good varietal fruit and lovely acidity to balance. Drinking well now or has excellent cellaring potential. 5+
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Posted: June 15, 2017
A simple sweet, well made wine – light bodied with good varietal characteristics.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
An attractive, simple, clean and bright varietal dominated by tropical/passionfruit characters on the nose and palate and showing good depth, balance and length.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
An attractive, simple, clean and bright varietal dominated by tropical/passionfruit characters on the nose and palate and showing good depth, balance and length.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Very tropical with long lingering passionfruit-like characters with some residual sugar and balancing acidity.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A very young solid wine that one judge says needs “10 years plus!” Lovely dark berry nose with licorice notes. Long balanced palate with soft elegant fruit and good tannin support. 5+
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Lifted regional aromas and balanced palate with light oak and good tannins. Smart wine. 3-5
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Posted: April 26, 2017
An attractive wine with lots of good oak that tends to dominate the varietal fruit. Some pleasant savory leesy characters
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A savory leesy style. Light oak aromas and rich, powerfully structured, palate with complex flavours and crisp acidity.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Clean, fresh and appealing. Good apple- like varietal fruit aromas with promise of more to come. Long tight palate. Good acidity. A lovely wine for drinking now or for ageing.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
A golden wine with subtle aromas and a light fresh fruity palate with well retained acid. A simple style but good drinking. 3-5
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Bright, pale pink. Aromatic, pinot noir-based rosé, vibrant and finely balanced, with fresh, subtle strawberry and spice flavours and a crisp, dry finish. $24 (UK, US)
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral, lively, finely balanced wine with fresh, citrusy, limey flavours that linger well. Youthful and tightly structured, with good potential. $24 (UK, US)
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Fresh, crisp, single-vineyard wine, grown in the Omaka Valley and partly (10%) barrel-fermented. Citrusy and appley, with lively acidity and good length. $24 (UK, US)
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Posted: April 5, 2017
This classy wine is from five sites, in the Awatere and Southern Valleys and at Rapaura, in the Wairau Valley. Fresh and sweet-fruited, it has strong, vibrant melon, lime and green capsicum flavours, a slightly salty streak, a touch of…
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Posted: April 5, 2017
A simple elegant purple wine with a lifted perfumed nose and very primary fruit palate. 5+
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Lots of spicy oak here but has lively fruit to match. The nose is lifted; the palate big and juicy.
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Hints of lemon sherbet-like aromas and delicate lime and lemongrass flavours. Time! 5+
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Lifted musky bouquet and a crisp flinty palate with delicate fruit salad flavours. 3-5
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Posted: April 5, 2017
Very youthful wine with lifted raspberry lolly nose and a dash of pepper. The palate is tightly structured with a generosity of red fruit and prominent crisp acidity. 5+
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Pale pink, mouthfilling rosé from pinot noir, with generous berryish flavours, a hint of spice, and a fresh, rounded finish. $25 (UK)
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Medium-bodied, with satisfying depth of pear and apple flavours, a hint of almonds, and a smooth finish. $25 (UK)
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Posted: April 4, 2017
Finely balanced blend of Wairau Valley and Awatere Valley grapes, with crisp melon/lime flavours and a hint of passionfruit. Medium-bodied, with a slightly oily texture and good length. $24 (UK)
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