New Zealand Wines Archives

Ripe black cherry, black plum, blueberry, tar, nutmeg and curry leaf reduction straight off. The fruit notes fill out and...

Kuru Kuru Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

A different iteration of Central Otago Pinot Noir to the usual. The colour is less Otago bold and concentrated, coming...

Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020

There’s an intriguing wildness here among the ripe, sweet fruit. Don’t you love it when there’s a hint of something...

Tarras Vineyards Central Otago The Canyon Pinot Noir 2019

Central Otago Pinot Noir always brings weight and density of flavour, but this little beauty isn’t about to do the...

Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023

Other - Specialty

Gris in name but close your eyes and that scent, gee, it’s so Gewürz spicy it’s uncanny. High florals –...

Forrest Marlborough Botrytised Riesling 2018

Opulent and sumptuous, there is something special about a top Botrytised Riesling. It’s all here in a feast for the...

Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2020

Off-dry or dry? To an Australian Riesling drinker, this New Zealand Riesling at 4.5gL residual sugar, would be on the...

Forrest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

Tempers old school Marlborough herbaceous-ness with some modern-style, ripe tropical fruit. The result is both nicely pungent and herbal with...

Forrest Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

Picked ripe and it shows, with an immediate burst in sunny tropical fruit aromas in passionfruit, peach, mango, melon and...

Tarras Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2018

From the Bendigo sub-region in Central Otago, the wine is matured in French oak barrels, one third of which are...

Tarras Pinot Noir 2020

The star turn from Central Otago is undoubtedly Pinot Noir and this wine, as well as others from this stable,...

Tarras Pinot Gris 2023

White Wine - Pinot Gris

This fine Pinot Gris from a single vineyard in New Zealand’s spectacular Central Otago region, in particular the Alexandra sub-region,...

Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling 2018

A bit of a curio from the Marlborough region but a welcome one, nonetheless. The fruit comes from three vineyards...

Forrest Estate Chardonnay 2022

The juice here, from both the Wairau River Valley and the Southern Valleys vineyard in Marlborough, was split between new...

Forrest Estate Riesling 2020

Forrest from Marlborough has always been well known for their Riesling (probably heresy in that district, but a lovely wine...

Forrest Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, this is the very style of wine which has taken the world by storm. From four...

Palliser Estate White Label Chardonnay 2022

Martinborough might be best known for its superb Pinots, but there are many excellent Chardonnays found here as well. Recent...

Palliser Estate White Label Chardonnay 2021

Terrific vintage in the Martinborough region has given us this cracking young and fresh Chardonnay. Deep lemon colour here, this...

Palliser Estate White Label Pinot Noir 2022

Martinborough is one of New Zealand’s great Pinot Noir regions and Palliser has been making superb examples for many years....

Palliser Estate White Label Pinot Noir 2021

An appealing maroon colour, the nose is full of spices, redcurrants, plums and bacon fat. Again, a savoury style of...

Aces & Arrows Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021