Fresh and clean with aromas of grapefruit citrus, meadow blossoms and herbal spice on the nose. The palate is well …

Aromatic and enticing on the nose with lots of varietal typicity declaring it’s viognier-ness. Apricot stone, ginger, peaches and delicate …

There’s a strong case for renaming this award ‘The Chris Scott Award for excellence in red-wine making’ because, for the …

Youthful and rich with ripe plum and fruitcake aromas on the nose and through the full-bodied palate. The abundance of …

An unashamed monster malbec. From first glance into the almost opaque purple colour in the glass all the way to …

Dark and brooding with opulent fruit and berries on the attractive and complex nose. The palate is concentrated and deep …

A deep yet rich ruby colour with aromas of black doris plum, oak and florals on the nose. The palate …

On the nose the smoky sulphide profile sits alongside fresh apple and zingy lime aromas that awaken the senses. So, …

Defying every belief that sauvignon doesn’t age well, this 2019 barrel fermented example is fresh and lively. Aromas of white …

Recently a friend with a particular passion for Bordeaux styles asked me, “What’s good drinking right now?” and I absentmindedly …

As there isn’t another red wine tasting scheduled here at Cuisine for 2024, I had thought that I was done …

With just a hint of copper that glints in the glass, this is a richer style with ripe juicy fruit …

There are few New Zealand wine lovers who don’t know of Craggy Range. The brand, now 31 years young, was …

Deep ruby in the glass with a hint of colour development at the rim, the nose is a melody of …

Immediate freshness in the glass with ripe stone fruit and yellow flower aromas on the nose. The palate is juicy, …

Deeply coloured with just a hint of fade on the rim and aromas of cassis, cedar and dark cherries on …

Deeply coloured with a dash of tawny at the rim. Cassis, blackcurrant leaf, some tomato leaf and plums abound on …

Lifted dark berries and peppery aromatics abound on the nose with a spicy gamey note which adds interest. The palate …

Perfect viognier typicity present here with apricot flesh and stone, white florals and almonds on the nose and through the …

Deeply coloured through to the rim with powerful aromas of toast spice and dark fruits layered with complex dense fruit …

A plummy, juicy and luscious style of merlot with obvious but appropriate and well-handled oak. The fruit on the palate …

Ripe plums stream through the nose backed up by green leafy herbal characteristics that are so typical of cabernet franc …

Green peaches and white florals sit alongside delicate herbal aromatics on this punchy and impactful nose. The palate is well …

An understated and elegant nose that is quietly attractive with delicate aromas of red fruits and just a hint of …

Mid-pink verging on pale ruby, this deeply toned wine is a delight. Ripe red berry, plum and white blossom aromas …

A vibrant purple colour that comes to the rim of the glass with aromas of bright plum and hints of …

Medium in colour with a reductive nose set against ripe peach and grapefruit aromas. The palate is bold with lots …

Richness oozes from the glass with baked apple, beeswax, brioche and savoury herb aromas coming through on the complex nose. …

A huge wine that is still very much in its infancy, this is a ripe, rich cabernet sauvignon with dark …

Youthful and bright with rich, ripe dark fruit on the nose in good intensity alongside violets and clove spice. The …

A rich, dark and inviting ruby colour with a complex nose that boasts aromas of blackcurrant, clove, cigar and lifted …

Dark berry aromas sit alongside toasted spice, dried herbals and reductive characteristics with stem influence on the complex nose. The …

When I first developed an interest in wine I couldn’t help but think how cool it would be to know …

Aromas of clean, pure stone fruits stream from the glass and through to the well- structured palate where the flavours …

An intense ruby colour with lifted aromas of black and blueberries, pungent cloves and reduction on the nose. A full-bodied …

Understated on the nose with restrained aromas of lemon citrus pith, baking spice with oak and reductive characters. On the …

Hedgerow berries and cedar aromas abound on the nose of this ruby beauty. The palate is well weighted and sweet …

The nose is warm and toasty with a smoky, savoury complexity and aromas of bright peach and pink grapefruit that …

A beautiful brilliant gold colour, this example is weighty and rich in style. Toasty oak aromas abound with nice, clean, …

A nose that implies lusciousness with stonefruit aromas balanced out by rich creamy custard characters. That said, the wine is …

An abundant nose with aromas of red fruits, plums, florals, baking spices and liquorice all present and working in harmony. …

A bright and vibrant colour in the glass with lifted notes of vanilla and oak alongside the primary dark fruits. …

A rich colour with just a hint of fade on the rim. Layered aromas of spice, leather and cassis abound …

Deep and dark with aromas of blackberries alongside fresh ripe-red fruits. The palate is powerful and sweet- fruited, yet the …

Medium coloured with just a hint of fade, this is an understated style with lovely complexity. Ripe fruit with pepper …

Fresh and engaging with a lovely nose of stonefruit, pineapple and floral aromas with a delicate touch of toast from …

A deep colour with a dark core that looks fantastic in the glass. Plush, luscious dark fruit and floral aromas …

Powerful fruit intensity is immediately evident on the nose with dark and purple fruits set against herbal greens and some …

Deep, dark, brooding aromatics of blackcurrant and ripe black fruit with lighter scents of vanilla from the generous oak present. …

Medium gold in the glass with aromas of bright stone fruit, pure citrus and crisp apples and pears on the …

Honeysuckle and beeswax alongside ripe apricot and bright spice on the nose immediately denotes that this is no shrinking violet. …

Rich and inviting with aromas of stone fruit, vanilla, panna cotta and coconut on the nose combined with just a …

Poached pear sits on the nose alongside the green peach, nectarine and white florals that are present in a modest …

Medium in the glass with a dark core with black fruit and olives on the nose. The fruit through the …

Attractive dark fruits, cabernet-typical cassis and tobacco aromas come through on the nose and then segue onto the palate where …

Deeply coloured with a youthful purple hue on the rim. Blue fruit aromas on the nose alongside both black and …

Deeply coloured with rich dark and purple fruit sit alongside lithe florals and notes of reduction on the nose. The …

Pale in the glass with vibrant tropical fruit coming through with good intensity on the nose. This wine is immediately …

Mid-pink in the glass with a bright and generous nose that brings forth aromas of squashed, freshly picked ripe strawberries. …

Youthful in the glass with an almost purple colour which, despite its depth, appears bright. The florals, too, are bright …

Dark berry fruit and tea-leaf aromatics pique intrigue on the nose and come through seamlessly to the palate alongside plum …

A dense purple hue in the glass, this youthful local port-style wine has dark bramble fruit and pencil shaving aromas …

A mix of attractive white peach on the nose with a hint of beeswax alongside proud phenolics. The palate is …

A deep, dark and dense purple almost black in the glass with lots of dark fruit, oak and spice on …

Ripe and enticing on the nose with dark berries, liquorice and toasted-nut aromas which segue onto the palate matched with …

Deep and dark in the glass with high- toned black and red fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is …

Deep ruby in the glass with sweet fruit, vanilla, coconut and rich spice on the nose. The palate is well …

An energetic and youthful wine with high- toned cassis and dark fruit, and tomato-leaf aromas on the nose. The palate …

The nose here is very ripe but without being overdone. Aromas of ripe Asian pear, apricots, apples and spice gives …

Blueberries, lifted florals and pepper combine on the nose with a touch of reduction that adds complexity. The palate is …

Wonderfully complex aromas co mingle on the nose with a malo like character that adds interest. The palate has plenty …

A pale colour with an understated but lovely estery purity and lemon lime citrus aromas through the nose. Though still …

Lifted bright-red fruits and rustic bramble aromas are set against pepper and violets on the nose. The palate is moderately …

A stylish chardonnay that is showing positive development characters from time already spent in bottle. Both oak and fruit are …

A sémillon-sauvignon blend that is bright yellow-gold and has aromatic intensity on the nose. Aromas of caramel and candied oranges …

Understated with a slightly reductive nose and notes of oak spice and lemon citrus behind. The palate is ripe yet …

A medium colour in the glass with lovely viognier-varietal typicity on the nose of apricot stone and ripe stone fruit. …

An elegant cabernet sauvignon with a very restrained nose that matches bold cassis with herbal notes and savoury characters. The …

A medium colour with some fade and a nose that is subdued but returns soft blue fruit and light florals. …

Dark and purple fruit sit alongside fine oak characteristics on the nose. The palate is rounded and fleshy but with …

A deep, dark and rich ruby colour and inviting nose of warm red fruits, mocha, cigar and cassis on the …

A very reductive style with lots of flint alongside the citrus aromas on the nose. The palate is full, rich …

A full, or perhaps fuller, style of sauvignon that has subtle citrus and elderflower aromas on the nose set against …

Surprisingly – and delightfully – youthful despite its time in bottle with lots of bright primary characteristics evident alongside a …

Medium coloured in the glass with just a touch of fade showing age-development characteristics which are also seen positively on …

A stylish example of New Zealand merlot with deep colour and generous rich ripe plums and berries on the nose …

A savoury style that shows fruit development due to age. The influence of oak is prominent and serves to give …

A complex style well executed, this aged sauvignon has quiet fruit, yet fresh fruit aromas on the nose alongside oak …

Medium in the glass with a youthful presence, the blue fruits on the nose co-mingle with aromas of cured meat, …

Pale in the glass with citrus and stone fruit through the nose and on the palate. A lovely core of …

High-toned vanilla and sun-warmed peach aromas delight on the nose with hints of flint that add complexity. The palate is …

Youthful with ripe blackcurrant, dark cherry, warm spice and toasty oak on the nose. The purity of fruit is evident …

Medium colour in the glass with very attractive autolytic characters on show, toast and freshly baked bread proving mouth-watering both …

Deep ruby with intensity in the glass that goes to the rim. The nose is subdued but inviting with lifted …

Medium in the glass with cassis against florals and the slightest whisper of tomato leaf and herbs. The palate is …

Deeply in the glass with colour that suggests both youth and a density of character that is realised on the …

An oxidative style with hints of botrytis on the nose and stone fruit aromas. The palate is both lengthy and …

A medium lemon colour with aromas of fresh pastry and oak alongside the bright fruit on the nose. The palate …

Grilled lime and apricot aromas shine through offset by a richer note of butterscotch on the nose. The fruit on …

Reductive in style with struck match prominent alongside proud oak on the nose. The palate is tasty, complex and well …

Youthful with aromas of dark chocolate-covered fruit, cassis, tobacco and dried flowers on this complex and fragrant nose. The palate …

Bright in the glass with a dash of copper, the aromatics here are subdued and delicate. Tart kiwifruit aromas meld …

Rich stonefruit, lemon and honey aromas on the nose which are mirrored through the palate. An elegant and oaky ripe-fruit …

Attractive on the nose with apricot, brioche and spices alongside lime citrus and floral notes on the complex and beguiling …

A pale copper-pink wine that verges on rose gold, the nose and palate here are resplendent with strawberries, raspberries and …

The nose here resembles a tropical fruit salad – fresh, bright and inviting. This too is true of the palate …

Youthful and vibrant with plummy fruit and toasty oak on the nose and through the palate. Lots of fruit concentration …

Tropical and floral on the nose with ripe fruit and delicate blossom aromas. The palate is well balanced and rich …

Medium colour in the glass with a persistent bead, clean and rounded with nice fruit character, toastiness, creaminess and decent …

A pale, coppery onion-skin pink in the glass with lots happening on the aromatically complex nose including positive development characteristics …

Deeply coloured with some brick-red hues indicating time in bottle. Cassis, plum, graphite and oak come through on the nose …

A golden colour in the glass with aromas of orange citrus and peaches on those nose that leads into a …

A touch of haze in the glass that shouldn’t cast doubt in your mind that this is anything other than …

Darkly fruited and youthful with a restrained nose that manages to be complex despite its shy nature. Smoked meat and …

There’s wonderful purity in this slightly understated wine, but it’s evident that it is made with a very good core …

Though subdued the nose, opens up to reveal fresh grapefruit citrus, strawberries and cream all of which segues through to …

It’s pale gold with a copper cast, with a slightly reduced nose alongside rich aromas of strawberries and creamy chocolate. …

A pale gold shimmering in the glass with some positive development characteristics evident on the nose. Lovely berry fruits come …

Deep ruby with a hint of fade, the fruit on the nose is ripe and succulent with toasted spice and …

Medium coloured in the glass with dark berry and plum aromas present in good intensity on the nose. The palate …

Medium colour in the glass in such a youthful wine can imply power and this wine delivers that with ripe, …

Richly ripe and fragrant with boysenberry, tar and roasted nuts on the nose and through the palate which is sweet, …

Dark in the glass with a purple rim, the nose is full of rich dark fruit, cured meat, warm spice …

A youthful wine full of zeal with dense black fruit, cassis and a dash of dried herb on the nose. …

Youthful and ripe with aromas of dark berries, herbs and spice on the nose. The palate is medium weighted and …

Densely coloured with a complex nose of plum, floral and oak aromas. An unusually ripe expression of New Zealand cabernet …

Blueberries and blackberries on the nose with florals and pepper aromas peeking through. Medium bodied with lovely dark fruit sweetness …

Medium coloured in the glass with aromas of fig and ripe nectarine on the nose. The palate is dense and …

Youthfully coloured, this is a perfumed syrah with rich ripe fruit presence in the glass and on the nose and …

Attractive and youthful looking, the nose here is ripe and polished with aromas of dark fruit, olives and florals which …

A traditional, dare I say ‘old-school’ style of chardonnay that’s unashamedly big and bold. Rich and full bodied with generous …

Deep-ruby in colour with a bold nose of dark plums, fresh herbs and savoury, toasted-nut aromas. The palate is juicy …

Deeply coloured with high-toned plum alongside pretty floral aromatics on the nose. The palate is big and plump with lovely …

Lifted fruit aromas on the fresh bright nose with zesty citrus and delicate blossom aromas. The palate is nicely weighted …

Ripe and fragrant on the nose with a complex mix of dark berries, flowers, anise, nutmeg and chocolate all working …

Deep and dense in the glass running to purple by the rim, with aromas of dark berries, licorice, black olive …

Medium-coloured in the glass with a complex and perfumed nose of blue, black and red berries alongside exotic spice. The …

Aromas of ripe, juicy red fruits sit alongside a subtle spice and delicate herbals on the nose. The palate is …

Fresh and clean on the nose with bright citrus, stone fruit and layers of creamy aromas that are also reflected …

Glossy in the glass with a dark core and attractive purple rim. Juicy red and black fruits abound on the …

Medium colour with a youthful rim, the nose is reserved with plums, vanilla and coconut which are also reflected through …

A medium colour in the glass with elegant aromas of crisp green apple, ripe stone fruit, and lemon peel on …

Aromas of blackberries, tobacco and hints of dried herbs come through on the nose alongside graphite and oak. The palate …

A deep yet bright ruby colour that comes to the rim with layered aromas of doris plums, savoury olive and …