A sulphidic style of chardonnay done really well with ripe fruit and vibrancy from the get-go. Though the acid is …

Clean and bright with aromas of pea shell, tomato leaf and a medley of greens on its expressive nose. This …

An attractive pale colour in the glass despite its age and showing lovely autolytic development of bread and brioche on …

An instantly appealing nose that suggests elegance; creamy yellow peaches and vanilla aromas present with lovely restraint. The palate is …

A punchy and pungent style of sauvignon with high-toned citrus, stone fruit, passionfruit and some green aromas on the nose. …

Pale gold in the glass with lots of lovely lifted aromatics on the nose. Bready and toasty with ripe apple …

A pale colour in the glass which belies its seven years in bottle, this wine is fresh and understated on …

A rich luxurious gold in the glass with stunning copper threads. The nose is fresh and bright with aromas of …

A vibrant and forward nose with tropical fruit aromas and a herbal lift that draws you in. The well-balanced palate …

The team at Lake Chalice draws a beautiful parallel between winemakers and the birds – such as the namesake raptor …

Lots of fruit and fragrant florals on the nose with herbal spice and some subtle reductive characters. The palate is …

Toasty and complex aromatic characters abound with lemon curd, ripe apple and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The off-dry …

An interesting wine which refuses to fit the ‘typical’ sauvignon mould with its malo complexity and use of oak evident …

Ripe and crisp with lots of aromatic and flavour intensity throughout. The herbals are fresh on the nose alongside passionfruit …

Pale pink with a touch of copper on the rim. The nose is subtle and restrained with lovely aromas and …

Pale in the glass with fresh fruit evident immediately through the nose. The aromas are ripe and fresh with hints …

Youthful and fresh with juicy peaches, apricots and jasmine-flower aromatics. The palate showcases the stunning fruit purity with lively acid …

How wonderful to see a pinot gris at the top of the list that has a few years under its …

A medium colour in the glass with high- toned fruit on the nose; lifted citrus (both lemon and yellow grapefruit) …

Deeply coloured with a bold youthful presence, aromas of dark dense black fruits brood on the nose amid complex sulphides …

An understated wine with lovely lifted apricot, lemon zest and white pepper spice on its restrained nose. The silky palate …

An expressive and distinctive nose filled with green capsicum, dried herbs, gooseberry, crunchy green aromas and other sauvignon-esqe delights. The …

Deeply coloured with black and red cherry aromas, lifted bright tomato-leaf characters and ‘stemmy’ whole-bunch aromas on the nose. The …

Gorgeous sauvignon typicity in spades on the nose; passionfruit and herbal aromas are present with fantastic intensity combined with ripe …

A lovely mix of herbal and thiol aromas on the nose in great intensity. That intensity is matched on the …

Subdued and understated on the nose, suggesting purity and poise, which is realised on the palate. A charming style that …

Smoky notes on the nose with bright aromatics of blackcurrant leaf and green grass alongside hints of passionfruit. The palate …

The great grandad of the bunch – at only eight years old this fantastic sauvignon blanc is holding its head …

Pale in colour with clean citrus and beeswax aromas teeming from the glass. The palate is crisp and fresh with …

If there is a brand that is synonymous with New Zealand wine it’s Villa Maria. The company’s history is long …

Citrus, stone fruit and a hint of thiol are present on the nose with flinty complexity set against delicate florals. …

A ripe example with dark fruits, pepper and florals on the nose alongside liquorice and toasty oak aromas. Bold tannins …

Fresh and punchy on the nose with lovely white flowers and citrus with light herbal notes alongside. The palate is …

Yellow that verges on gold in the glass with some very well-handled botrytis evident. Lifted florals and lychee aromas come …

Pale pink with just a touch of copper in the glass with rich chocolate and strawberry set against fresh apple …

Pale with sweet citrus and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is mid weighted, focussed and lean with …

Pale and fresh on the nose with clean fruit aromas in a moderate intensity alongside nougat and almond aromatics. The …

Despite a few years in bottle, this sparkler is quite pale to the eye with a fine persistent bead. Aromas …

Plenty to please the sparkling lover here with punchy citrus on the nose followed by aromas of freshly baked bread …

Pale in the glass with bright fruit citrus and floral aromas set against leesy notes on the nose. The palate …

A pleasing pink in the glass with ripe red summer fruit topped with cream aromas coming through on the nose. …

A delightfully pale pink with lots of complexity on the nose. Fresh, bright, sweet fruit aromas sit against chocolate and …

Intense and deeply coloured in the glass, this high-toned and youthful pinot is unashamedly big in style with aromas of …

Pale with light green hues in the glass. The nose is reserved with subtle floral aromas and hints of lime …

Clean and fresh on the nose with aromas of Granny Smith apples and nectarines and just a hint of spice. …

An elegant bouquet that is full of aromas of poached pear, ripe pear, ginger spice and delicate florals. These aromas …

Apricot and lemon zest with green tea aromas on the complex and aromatic nose of this example. The palate is …

A riper style that is wonderfully complex and generous throughout. Fresh and lively with incredible fruit intensity on the nose …

Aromatically expressive, this wine jumps out of the glass and exclaims its sauvignon blanc-ness. Classic passionfruit matched with lovely green …

An attractive nose with delicate aromatics and lots of attractive green aromas. The palate is rich and layered with well-integrated …

A mid gold with aromas of stone fruit and grapefruit on the nose matched with honeyed fruit on the palate. …

Medium coloured with seductive rich dark fruits on the nose and a hint of forest- floor development that adds intrigue. …

Fresh and lively with aromas of citrus peel, pineapple, passionfruit and a hint of flint on this attention-seeking nose. Once …

Pale lemon in the glass with a youthful green hue. The nose is fresh and clean with aromas of peach, …

A reductive style that will appeal to lovers of flint, which is abundant on the nose alongside stone fruit and …

A pale coral pink with perfumed red berry fruits, citrus and hints of green herb on the nose. The palate …

A pungent and expressive thiol-led nose with just a hint of reduction against nectarine stone fruit and some herbal characters. …

A restrained and delicate style of sauvignon that has bright yet restrained aromatics on the nose and a light, linear …

Fantastic complexity of aroma on the nose with bright stone fruit, lemongrass, passionfruit, lifted greens and a hint of flint …

Fragrant and perfumed on the nose with ripe greens and classic passionfruit aromas. The palate is salty and mineral yet …

Pale in the glass and showing wonderful freshness despite time spent in the bottle. Lovely creamy chardonnay-like notes on the …

Crisp and fresh with ripe concentrated thiol aromas that give the nose impact. The palate is also ripe and concentrated …

Tropical fruits, melon, tomato leaf and herb aromas are evident on the expressive, layered nose some of which segue through …

Bright red and dark fruits abound on the generous nose are balanced against an earthy aroma that adds complexity. The …

Pale to the eye with a vibrant bead. Fresh and crisp with attractive stone fruit aromas and some autolytic characters …

Subdued at first, the nose opens up to reveal aromas of white flowers, fresh limes and a hint of sherbet. …

While initially shy, the nose reveals aromas of gooseberry, nectarine and tropical fruits with restrained intensity. The flavoursome palate reflects …

A rich and complex nose with creamy brioche, apple crumble and lovely autolytic characters co-mingling. Holding spectacularly at 10 years …

A very pale gold in the glass with quite a lot happening on the complex nose which has bright lifted …

A big bold and youthful pinot with black cherries and dark plum aromas on the nose. The palate is well …

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

Rich on the nose with spiced oak toast on the nose alongside tropical fruit aromas. The palate is warm and …

Bright in the glass with just a hint of green on the rim, this sauvignon has a restrained yet pleasant …

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

Pale colour with lemon and lime and a touch of creaminess on the nose. These characters are mirrored in the …

An understated sparkling that is pale in the glass with white blossoms, lime citrus and melon on the nose. The …

Pale in the glass with lovely lifted fruit aromas alongside reductive characteristics. The palate is youthful and well balanced with …

An appealing light bright pink with lovely stone fruit, red berries and citrus on the nose with just the slightest …

An elegant sauvignon with a bright fresh nose of fruit and florals that is altogether appealing. The palate is well …

A citrus style of sauvignon that says what it has to say without being shouty. Fresh and well constructed with …

Deep gold in the glass verging on brown with aromas of honey, marmalade and a delicious toastiness. Lots of sweetness …

At first the aromatics seem shy and understated but stone fruit, honey and spice unfold beautifully on the nose. A …

An elegant riesling with juicy fresh lemon citrus and floral aromas on the nose which are mirrored on the textured …

A very pale, almost onion-skin-coloured rosé with nice red berry fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is subtle and …

Lots of the green aromas we associate with sauvignon such as capsiucm and tomato leaf are present on the nose …

Pale in the glass with attractive and inviting mandarin citrus and lifted strawberry aromas on the nose. These mouthwatering characters …

A ripe, yet quiet wine that has a restrained, yet complex aromatic profile. A well made wine with delicious greens …

Clean, bright melon and pineapple are present on the mid-intensity nose alongside ripe peach aromas. The stone fruit comes through …

Youthful and ripe with pears, apricots and bright florals on the nose and through the juicy palate. The fruit intensity …

Tropical aromas alongside a slight candied note on the nose. The palate is quite different to the nose with a …

Scents of orange citrus blossoms lead the aromatic profile with undertones of mandarin and biscuit. The mid-weighted palate has vigour …

Shy on the nose with restrained green aromas and light passionfruit that implies an elegance that is realised on palate. …

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

A lively nose with lots of aromatic thiol characteristics sitting alongside some reduction. The palate has concentrated and intense aromas …

Pale in the glass with a fantastically persistent bead, this wine has lovely high-toned autolytic notes alongside gorgeous freshness that …

The palest pink verging on onion skin, with bright fruit aromas evident on the nose and a fine persistent bead …

A stunning pale pink that borders on the colour of onion skin with aromas of cherries and red apple alongside …

Dried herbs and brambly fruit aromas present on the nose and follow through to the palate which boasts lovely refinement …

A ripe style with immediate fruit intensity – pear, stone fruit and rockmelon are evident on the nose and come …

Ripe tropical fruit and passionfruit aromas abound on the delicate nose with just a hint of reduction to add complexity. …

Fresh and bright on the nose with a doughy softness and attractive development characteristics. The palate is nutty and with …

Creamy citrus and spicy oak characters appear on the nose alongside delicate white blossoms and crushed almonds. The palate is …

A fruit-forward chardonnay with aromas of lemons, stone fruit, coconut and vanilla with just a hint of spice on the …

A deep colour in the glass this youthful pinot has fantastic intensity on the nose. Rich dark cherries and oak …

A medium-coloured wine with lots going on. White-peach aromatics come through on the nose and into the lithe palate. The …

Deep and dark with very attractive dark plums and cherries alongside a hint of reduction and whole bunch characteristics on …

An energetic and fruit-forward pinot blanc that is displaying positive characteristics from its time in bottle. Nectarines and white florals …

A rich and layered nose that boasts varietal typicity with great intensity. Lots of passionfruit and blackcurrant against herbs and …

Youthful and bright in the glass yet darker than expected on the nose and palate with bold red and black …

An understated nose with clean citrus, stone fruit, melon and some greens on the nose. While the aromas aren’t jumping …

Robust and toasty on the nose with aromas of white blossom and lime flower which come through to the full-flavoured …

A straw colour in the glass verging on gold with lovely lifted aromas of citrus, nuts and baking spices on …

A pungent nose with ripe passionfruit, grapefruit citrus and green tomato leaf and wild nettle aromas. The flavoursome palate is …

This wine is unashamedly Marlborough sauvignon blanc with upfront punchy aromas of passionfruit, pineapple and green herbs leaping out of …

Made from 100% pinot noir with ripe red summer berries and delicate floral aromas present on the expressive and perfumed …

A mid-gold colour in the glass with aromas of honey and lime citrus on the nose, these characters are mirrored …

Bright and light in the glass and on the nose with aromas of red cherries which also come through on …

The nose is reserved and understated with lemon blossom, subtle thiols and lime citrus aromas all of which carry through …

Pungent and expressive on the nose with gooseberry and blackcurrant leaf aromas alongside some greens. The palate is generous and …

A pale amber wine that is almost gold, with the botrytis aromas subtle on the nose. The palate is mid …

Pale in the glass with green-apple and citrus aromas set against a honeyed hokey-pokey vanilla richness. The palate is vivacious …

Ripe and creamy with aromas of oatmeal, apple and white peaches on the nose. The palate is rich yet smooth …

This wine is pale in the glass with youthful green hues. It’s reductive in style with citrus aromas alongside flint …

Fresh on the nose with gooseberry, passionfruit, honey and aromas of soft greens. The palate is nicely weighted and juicy …

Tropical on the nose with banana, green fruit and thiol aromas that are lifted and fresh. The palate is lively …

Understated yet fresh and clean with an aromatic emphasis that leans towards the greener side of the spectrum. The palate …

An upfront and juicy nose with lovely nectarine and citrus aromas present alongside fresh green herbs which segue through to …

An elegant style with just enough going on. Stone fruit and lemon citrus on the nose are also present on …

Ripe juicy red and black fruit aromas abound on the nose intertwined with violet and rose florals which gives the …

Lovely sauvignon blanc typicity and intensity present on the nose with expressive tropical fruits, guava, green peas and herbal aromas. …

Peach and lemon aromas are proud on the nose with some tropical fruit notes alongside. The palate is fruit forward …

The nose is attractive and aromatic with stone fruit, tropical pineapple, turkish delight, bright florals and mixed spice all working …

Very pale pink in the glass with a fragrant and appealing nose filled with bright high-toned fruit set against a …

Ripe and vibrant on the nose with passionfruit and tropical aromas alongside expressive greens that come through on the palate. …

A complex nose that definitely peaks the interest with smoke and gunflint mixing with the ripe greens, intense fruit and …

A complex style that has lots of matchstick, flint and oak spice on the nose set against lithe fruit and …