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

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

Beautifully perfumed on the nose with some hints of thiol that help to add character and intrigue. The palate is …

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

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

An attractive and expressive gris with citrus rind, white florals and baking spices on the nose in medium intensity. The …

Ripe lemon and poached pear alongside apricot and ginger spice aromas stream from the glass on this aromatically abundant pinot …

Delicate stone fruit and lime sorbet aromas with white florals combine to make this nose instantly appealing. The palate is …

Deep in the glass with a moody dark colour that implies youth. Both the nose and the palate are black …

A dash of colour in the glass with a citrus pith character on the nose alongside lime juice and florals. …

Our judges were enormously excited when the top wine was revealed as a 2021 Gisborne montepulciano, a glorious endorsement of …

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 …

Plummy and youthful with ripe dark berries and plums set against toasty spicy oak aromas 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, …

Deeply coloured with a ripe and luscious nose of plums and florals with hints of spice. The palate is generous …

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 …

I hardly need to inform wine lovers that Burgundy, France sets the standard when it comes to pinot noir. Red …

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

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 …

Beautiful in the glass with a deep garnet colour, this wine is high toned and fresh with black cherry coming …

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

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

Youthful, despite time spent in bottle, with lifted guava, gooseberry, ripe stonefruit and sage on the nose that are immediately …

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

Lovely purity and brightness in a lean and mineral-style riesling. Fine and precise with jasmine florals, lemon-lime citrus and crunchy …

Citrus flowers and subtle breaded notes whisper on this quiet and elegant nose. The palate is also a quiet achiever, …

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

A pretty, pale rose-petal pink in the glass with a lovely primary nose full of aromas of red apples, strawberries …

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 …

No matter what ends up on top for this category, there is always a gewürtztraminer on the list. Known for …

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

Beautiful bright primary notes on the nose with ripe cherries and baked spice alongside a woody complexity from well-handled oak. …

A complex nose showing guava, feijoa and chamomile notes with lemon-lime citrus. The palate is precise and long with great …

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

I have a deep affinity for Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs as each glass is loaded with good memories. …

If one were making a list of iconic Kiwi brands then Lindauer would have to be close to the top. …

Medium coloured with a lovely savoury yet spicy nose that boasts layer upon layer of rich exotic fruit aromas with …

Deeply coloured, dense and brooding in the glass with sumptuous black fruit, concentrated currants, black cherries, herbs and spices on …

A vibrant and energetic pink that immediately appeals and an expressive nose that jumps out of the glass to greet …

Clean and high toned on the nose with bright berry fruit, lychees and lemon aromas with just a touch of …

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

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

I’m always delighted to discover a new winery – it piques my interest as I’m always excited to discover something …

Freshly squeezed lemons and limes stream through the nose with some light greens to counterbalance. The off-dry palate is fresh …

When I first started out in this world of wine, Misty Cove was a brand that piqued my interest as …

I was nothing short of giddy when an albariño took the top spot among myriad other contenders. I have a …

A lovely high-toned wine that is vibrant and expressive from the get-go with fresh peaches and bright citrus on the …

Pale in the glass with delicate floral notes and dried-spice aromas on the nose. The fruit here is pristine with …

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

A beautiful deep ruby with vibrant purple on the rim, this youthful wine is teeming with concentrated juicy ripe plums …

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

Citrus, orange blossom, ripe pineapple, figs and honey aromas present on the complex nose and come through onto the palate …

Pale in the glass with florals layered against pears and ginger spice on the bright, fresh nose. The palate is …

A medium ruby colour in the glass with lovely red and blue fruit aromas on the nose layered against savoury …

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

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best,” quipped Irish author, poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. …

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

Bright in the glass with ripe pears and a dash of citrus, the palate is vibrant and viscous with understated …

A high-impact pinot with bright red fruit aromatics on the nose and a hint of earthy mushroom that is a …

Medium coloured in the glass with lifted perfumed aromatics, both red and dark cherry fruits abound on the nose and …

The little sister brand of Nelson’s Seifried Estate, the Old Coach Road brand was created to bring the best of …

Ripe mango sits alongside apricot kernel and lime citrus on the nose with hints of jasmine florals. The palate is …

Translated from the Māori word ōpaoa meaning ‘smoky river’, the Opawa vineyard is planted on the historic riverbed of the …

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 …

Medium coloured with a deep core, this syrah has beautiful aromas of ripe blue fruits on the nose alongside fresh …

Central Otago is so well known for its stunning pinot noir that I feel the region’s aromatics are underappreciated. Central’s …

Pale with aromas of honey and dried grass on the nose alongside fresh grapefruit citrus. The palate is richly textured …

Three years ago at our 2020 chardonnay tasting, the head judge Ben Glover commented that the newer – as they …

Bright, fresh citrus aromas stream from the glass and onto the well-weighted and superbly balanced palate. Complex autolysis and creamy …

A pale-gold colour in the glass with attractive fresh yeasty aromas. The palate is lean, yet complex with underlying fruit …

In the 19th century, New Zealand was one of the places in the world where a major gold rush occurred …

In the movie The Devil Wears Prada Meryl Streep plays Miranda Priestly, a demanding and generally unpleasant fashion-magazine editor. A …

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 …

Bright, yet deeply coloured with cherries, red fruits and reduction on the nose. The palate is abundant with sweet fruit …

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 …

Restrained but attractive on the nose with varietally appropriate turkish delight and dried spice coming through quietly. These characteristics are …

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

An almost purple-red in the glass with brooding dark florals coming through the nose and onto the palate alongside bright …

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 …

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 …

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

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

The team at Saint Clair is no stranger to the top spot here at Cuisine. In fact, I recently ran …

Usually something quite unctious or a full-on botrytis-laden-style takes the top sweet wine accolade, but this year the top wine …

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 …

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

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 coloured with attractive aromas of orange blossom, citrus, ripe stone fruit and pears present yet reserved on the nose. …

A pretty style with citrus and ripe stonefruit aromas set against delicate florals that soften the nose. The palate is …

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

High toned and toasty with lots of buttery notes against juicy peach, melon and mango aromas that segue through to …

Crimson in colour with complex herbal notes and spicy oak on the nose that sit beautifully alongside the ripe cherry …

A nose that’s filled with promise with both lime and lemon citrus and jasmine flower aromas throughout. The palate is …

A bright, saturated pink colour that exudes joy and a nose full of sunkissed fresh ripe strawberries. The palate is …

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

A classic albariño with ripe apricots and bright florals on the nose. The palate has excellent weight and intensity well …

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 …

The team at Trinity Hill – under the leadership of the immensely talented chief winemaker Warren Gibston (Waz to his …

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

In an interview last year I was asked, “What are you drinking right now?” and I hesitantly said New Zealand …

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 …

Lifted tomato leaf is present in good intensity alongside herbs, nettles and thiols on the nose and ripe lemon citrus …

Bright and pale with aromas of pears, jasmine, lime citrus and green apples on the nose which segue through to …

Complex and funky aromatics shine through with dried herbs, savoury green tea, forest floor and spice alongside lush ripe red …

Lovely complexity on the nose with that delightful lifted brioche toast that makes you want to dive into the glass. …

A powerhouse pinot gris with ripe stonefruit and a generous aromatic profile. The palate is robust with lots of ripe …

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

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 …

A complex aromatic profile with rich dark fruits, herbs, spicy clove and toasty oak combined on the deep and concentrated …

Pale salmon pink with lifted aromas of red fruits, stone fruit and white florals on the nose. The palate is …

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

High toned and heady with lovely lychee, turkish delight and spice on the nose which is quintessentially gewürtz. The palate …

Bright greens shine alongside the bright fresh fruit and citrus with hints of pepper spice on the nose and through …

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

A lovely pale pink wine abundant with lifted florals, fresh strawberries and creaming soda on the nose. The palate is …

The nose is rich with savoury aromas and spice sitting alongside fresh ripe fruit and some hints of stem influence. …

Lots going on through this complex but not overt example. The fruit here is bright – citrus and stone fruit …

I admit to questioning why someone would name a wine brand after something that inherently smells bad, such as a …

A coral pink colour with delightful musky strawberry notes on the nose that invite you into the glass. Attractive red …

Bright, fresh and inviting with white florals, tomato leaf, yellow capsicum, apples and pears on the complex nose and through …

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

Homegrown ice wine – flash frozen in the winery rather than vine frozen. Pale gold in the glass with a …

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 …

A quiet style of sauvignon with a bright nose of ripe citrus, freshly cut herbs, nashi pear and elderflower. The …

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

Aromas present with immediacy on the nose; luscious scents of high-toned citrus with bright florals and ripe stonefruit alongside more …

Black cherries and doris plum aromas set against a forest-floor character stream through the nose of this complex pinot. The …

The nose is pure, focussed and quite reserved with subtle stone fruit aromas. The well-structured palate conversely is concentrated with …

Holding fantastic purity and freshness despite time already spent in bottle, this still youthful pinot is sure to develop further …

An impenetrable colour that sticks to the rim, this youthful cabernet boasts aromas of rich toasted oak layered over ripe …

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 …

A deep ruby colour at the core with some development just starting to show. Aromas of Black Doris plum sit …

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 …

Deeply coloured and still very youthful in the glass this wine has lots of lifted floral and spice on the …

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

There’s an unrivalled depth of colour with juicy yet dark-black fruits on the nose of this very youthful example. The …

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

A pale-copper colour that verges on gold in the glass, this is a rosé that doesn’t fit the mould – …

Mid pink with copper tints and chocolatey pinot noir characters. Red apples and subtle red berry fruits are both on …

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

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

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

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

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 …

Positive reductive characters on the nose with aromas of lemon-glazed brioche and apple peel against the flint. The palate is …

Youthful and concentrated with lifted fruit and lots of oak on the nose. The palate is full and chewy with …

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

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 …

A lifted nose with fresh florals, pear, stone fruit and citrus aromas that are mirrored through the palate. The palate …

A pale but cheerful pink colour with a subdued yet charming nose with aromas of cranberry, blossoms and a slight …

A saline, mineral nose, with lemon and herbs and subtle thiol influence. The palate is clean and well structured with …

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

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 …

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

An extremely complex wine with a mélange of currants, cherries, toast, smoky cigar, spice and forest floor through the nose …

There’s no absence of sulphide on the nose with this wine which will be catnip to lovers of those reductive …

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

An attractive colour density in the glass with red-fruit aromas alongside herbal and stemmy aromatics. The palate is moderately weighted …

Medium colour in the glass with sweet pastry aromas and ripe citrus fruit present with lots of reduction evident on …

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 …

An expressive nose of pear, peach, citrus and spice jumps out of the glass. The off-dry palate sits at the …

Our only Gisborne example is flying the flag for albariño from the region and doing it well. Punchy, fresh and …

Fresh and clean with expressive citrus on the nose against subtle peaches and white blossom aromas. The palate has apricot …

A dark and almost opaque purple-red, this fruit-forward wine has lots of dark fruit aromas and perfumed oak on the …

Dark and brooding in the glass with youthful black-fruit aromas alongside dried herbs, mocha and Christmas cake spices. The palate …

An inky deep colour that appeals in the glass with a nose that is plummy and seductive. The palate is …

Seeing a Waiheke wine delight the judges so much gives me great joy. This tiny island wine region off the …

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

Lifted apples and pears are immediate on the nose alongside jasmine florals. The nose is reflected in the palate, matched …

Generous and inviting, this fruit-forward example is filled with character. It is creamy and ripe with warm and rich fruit …

The palest almost imperceptible copper in the glass with aromas of berry fruits alongside lychee, lemon and golden kiwifruit aromas …

An attractive nose with classic gooseberries and hints of herbs and blackcurrant leaf. The palate is vibrant with lots of …

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

Opulent rich fruit intensity streams through the nose against cedary oak, brown spice and the slightest hint of raisined fruit. …

A late-harvest example that is an attractive mid-gold colour. An understated style with lovely botrytis and ripe lemon citrus, makrut …

Youthful and deep in colour this is a big pinot with a commanding presence. The complex nose boasts aromas of …

Deep gold in the glass with notes of rich caramelised lime marmalade on the nose. Lovely fresh acidity keeps a …

As the lovely black cherry aromatics are subdued on the nose, the rich and juicy palate is quite surprising. Flavours …

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

This is a wine with a beautiful and abundant nose filled with strawberries, florals, cranberries and pomegranate all of which …

An immediately inviting nose with ripe cherries and plums alongside delicious cinnamon and clove spice aromas. The generous palate is …

Fresh and youthful with a deep colour in the glass and divine aromas of stewed stonefruit and plums, red cherries …

Lemon and lime citrus combine on the nose along with aromas of crisp green apple, gooseberry and lemongrass present with …

The inviting nose is pretty and perfumed with florals, violets and red cherry blossoms alongside soft, sweet red-fruit aromas. The …

Youthful appearance in the glass with aromas of nectarines and just a hint of butterscotch. The palate is energetic and …

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

Typically gewürztraminer in all the right ways with a heady aromatic mix of rosewater, musk and exotic spices through the …

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

An elegant expression of albariño with subtle aromas of lime flowers and fresh stonefruit. The palate has lovely presence and …

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 …

A full style of chardonnay with ripe aromatics of quince and white peach on the nose with yellow grapefruit and …

A plummy, perfumed nose alongside aromas of savoury dried thyme are quintessential hallmarks of central pinot. These characters segue through …

A homegrown example with a deeper colour in the glass and intense aromas of ripe apple and honeysuckle on the …

A proud copper colour that screams skin contact from the glass, this wine is well made clearly with well-handled, clean …

A lovely surge of thiols greets you on the nose with herbs, lime and grapefruit citrus coming though next to …

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. …

A fiesta of tropical aromas – citrus, pineapple, pawpaw and mango – dance together on the nose alongside hints of …

Subtle on the nose, aromas of florals, pear, citrus and some baking spices working together in restrained harmony. The palate …

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

Deeply coloured with some fade, this dark, full-bodied style has plenty to enjoy for those who prefer a larger- style …

Deeply coloured with just a hint of fade, this pinot is both bold and plush with lots of great primary …

Cabernet dominant, youthful and aromatic with rich dark fruit aromas wrapped in toasty oak and tobacco on the nose. The …

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 …

Bright and citrussy on the nose with lots of herbaceousness and green characteristics that shine through. The palate is impactful …

Classical lemon and lime citrus abound on the nose alongside white blossoms and apples and just a hint of herb. …

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 …

Dark berries and red fruit abound with lots of smoky struck-match reduction on the nose. The palate is well structured …

An understated style of albariño, but bright and direct with lovely purity and precision. The nose boasts delicate high-toned citrus, …

Rich and honeyed with lime citrus and classic dried-apricot characters on the nose. The palate is rich and sweet, without …

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

Pale pink with aromas of red cherries, citrus blossoms and dried herbs on the nose. These characters are also reflected …

Pale coloured with a nose that immediately reveals its gewürztraminer foundations, dried spice and rich turkish delight aromas abound on …

Pale gold with just a hint of green on the rim, this is undeniably gewürztraminer with all of the signature …

The colour is pale and delicate in the glass with tempting aromas of freshly crushed strawberries and fresh-cut flowers alongside …

Pale colour with aromas of melon and lemon sorbet on the nose. The palate is fresh and clean and boasts …

Understated but fruit forward with aromas of ripe peaches, florals and a hint of butterscotch on the nose. The palate …

Medium coloured in the glass with aromas of lemon and stonefruit on the nose which also come through to the …

Pale pink with some copper throughout in the glass with ripe red fruit and crunchy apple aromas on the nose. …

A cooler style with elevated red fruit and hedgerow bramble aromas alongside herbal and whole bunch characters on the nose. …

Youthful and bright with high-toned aromas of strawberries, watermelon and peaches on the nose. The palate is equally vibrant with …

Clean and fresh on the understated nose that belies the expressive palate within. Lots of concentrated flavours abound with concentrated …

A shimmering gold in the glass with lots of roast and lifted phenolic aromas on the nose. The palate is …

Medium coloured with black florals and a charry reduction on the nose alongside a cracked black-pepper character. The elegant palate …

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. …

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

Made with muscat – making this sparkling a rarity – the nose is full of florals, stone fruit and a …

A deep and impressive gold in the glass with aromas of lychee and turkish delight on the nose. A big …

Aromas of fresh strawberries are countered by mushroom umami and supple spice on this complex, yet restrained, nose. The palate …

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

Pale salmon in the glass with just a touch of fade on the rim, the red summer fruits dominate on …

A lean and subtle style of pinot with dark and red berries, hints of chocolate, pretty violet florals and a …

A deep colour with hints of bricking at the rim, bright raspberries and cherries abound on the nose with dried …

Dark and brooding on the nose with dense black cherry and cola notes alongside a floral aroma that gives lift. …

Deeply coloured with spicy gingerbread notes on the reserved, yet lovely, nose alongside dried apricot and honey aromas that are …

Freshly presented with white peaches and delicate florals on the nose. The palate, while undoubtedly rich and ripe, remains fresh. …

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

Fresh and floral on the aromatic nose with a pretty pale-pink colour in the glass. The palate is bright and …

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

Ripe lime, tangy lemon nashi pear and gooseberries combine on the nose with light aromas of jasmine flowers. The well-balanced …

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

A blend of pinot gris, gewürztraminer and riesling, with the gewürztraminer shining though on the nose with upfront florals and …

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

A forward and bold, almost brazen, style done well. The palate is richly fruited with lots of butterscotch, cream and …

Bright and inviting aromatics come to greet you on the nose with lime and grapefruit citrus, passionfruit and subtle peach …

Medium coloured with a nose that is restrained with muted cherry and Black Doris plum aromas. The palate, however, is …

A deep ruby in the glass with bright red fruit aromas on the nose. The merlot malbec blended palate is …

A deep ruby in the glass this wine has a layered and complex nose of blue and red fruits, oak …

A delicate and enjoyable wine with lovely poise and tension that is drinking very well right now. It has a …

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, …

The nose boasts fragrant ripe apricot with lovely white florals in balance. Stone fruit is also apparent in the well-weighted …

Pale in the glass – belying its 6 years in bottle – this arneis has aromas of apple and pear …

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 …

A gorgeous colour in the glass that brings you into a nose that is understated with plum and oak aromas. …

Strawberries and dark cherries on the nose are complemented by biscuit, black olive and oak spice. The palate is plush …

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

A deep deep ruby with lots of plums and red berry aromas alongside just the slighted hint of mint on …

Youthful and red fruited with just a hint of reduction on the nose alongside toasty aromas. The palate has a …

Medium colour in the glass with aromas reminiscent of cherry cola on the nose. The palate is nicely weighted with …

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

A touch of colour in the glass thanks to time in bottle with buttered toast alongside rich honey and chocolate …

Pale yet bright with an inviting persistent bead in the glass, this example has high-toned fruit, lime citrus and aromas …

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

Lovely bright, clean fruit is evident straight away on the nose: strawberries, pears and red cherries abound alongside a hint …

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

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

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

A lovely understated nose with green stone fruit, nuts and cream aromas. The palate, too, is restrained, fine and focussed …

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

A pale copper-pink in the glass with pink florals and a creamy strawberry character on the nose and through the …

Pale in the glass with a vibrant mouth-filling mousse, it’s lean and lithe with passionfruit and stone fruit on the …

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

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

Though understated on the nose with apple and elderflower and just a hint of grassiness, this belies the flavour impact …

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

Creamy chardonnay aromas with bright grapefruit pith and florals on this attractive nose. The palate is well constructed with great …

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

This is premium Central Otago pinot in a two-litre box. You heard it here. A triumph in both emissions reduction …

Quiet on the nose with subtle aromas of mandarin, sherbert and coconut. The palate, however, is rich and chewy with …

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 …

Pale in the glass which belies the richness present, a riper style of gris with citrus and stone fruit on …

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 …

High-toned red-fruit aromas sit alongside positive development characteristics; mushrooms and spice with just a hint of vanilla. The palate is …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Holding very well despite time spent in bottle, this gris is resplendent with exotic aromas of dried figs, papaya seed …

Ripe tropical aromas come through on the nose alongside lifted florals that give a sense of levity to the wine. …

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 …

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

Lots of bright and lifted lychee, lime and stonefruit aromas on the attractive and intense nose with a slight hint …

Pale in the glass with aromas of freshly zested lemon alongside grapefruit pith and light florals on the nose. The …

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

A quiet, understated example very well made with lovely creaminess and weight on the palate and bright, ripe stone fruit …

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

A quieter style that is often overlooked in favour of louder counterparts. This lovely example has delicate white florals and …

A medium-coloured wine with just a hint of haze in the glass. Red and black fruits commingle with tomato stem …

An elegant, accessible and well-rounded chardonnay with aromas of apricots, peaches and custard on the nose which segue seamlessly onto …

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 …

The nose is attractive and complex with lemon, mango and white florals alongside thiols and the wonderful aroma of wild …

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

A dark colour with youthful hues, the nose is dense with black fruits, blackcurrants and a charred reductive character alongside …

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 …

Pink in the glass with an orange tinge, this pinot noir pét-nat has gorgeous weighty red fruit characters on the …

Nice depth of colour in the glass with lovely high-toned plum aromas on what is a very primary, fruit-driven nose. …

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

Red cherries and plum abound on the nose and also come through onto the palate which is well balanced with …

Looks youthful in the glass with a medium garnet colour, aromas of ripe cherry, raspberries, wild strawberry and vanilla on …

Well coloured with some fade due to time spent in bottle, this wine has delicious complexity as a result of …

Complex dark fruit intensity with herbal infusion and warming spice on the nose and through the palate. Mid-weighted with bold, …

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

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

The nose is ripe with warm lime-citrus and honey aromas which segue through to the off-dry palate alongside a salivating …

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 …

A bright nose of citrus, thiols and herbal aromas that appeals and leads you into the palate with green melon …

Plenty going on from the start of the busy nose to the end of its lengthy finish. Complex aromas of …

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 …

At the deeper end of the colour spectrum with a candied red-fruited nose that appears fun, even before you take …

Ripe, rich stone fruit, cream and butter with a grapefruit citrus lift on the nose that delights. The palate is …

Bright red and black fruit aromas are harmoniously balanced on the nose with hints of forest floor and light toast. …

Tropical passionfruit and lemon blossom sit alongside sweet honeysuckle and spice on the nose and through the palate. The palate …

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

Medium in the glass with a rich, inviting nose of dried citrus, stone fruit and exotic spice. The concentrated palate …

A fresh yet understated nose with some herbals coming through on the otherwise perfumed nose and palate. Well weighted, fresh …

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 …

Light and clean in the glass with a zesty, bright nose that has lifted stone fruit and passionfruit aromas that …

Medium colour with some fade, this wine is understated on the nose with subtle aromas of red plums, currants and …

A pale yet bright pink colour that has light aromas of red summer fruits and nectarine on the nose combined …

A bright and appealing colour in the glass with rich ripe cherry, boysenberry and tamarillo aromas on the nose. The …

Mid-gold colour with aromas of nectarine, honey, pears and just a slight hint of spice. The palate is moderately weighted …

Showing incredible freshness and vibrancy for a wine eight years past vintage with aromas of stonefruit, apricot kernel, honey and …

A powerful example with lots of fruit and oak evident on the nose and through the palate. This style is …

Aromas of ripe pineapple and passionfruit sit alongside delicate lemon blossom, bright lemon citrus and crunchy green snow peas on …

Bright in the glass with aromas of rhubarb, raspberry and redcurrants alongside light mixed spice and a hint of rich …

A deep primary pink colour in the glass that has aromas of plums, red berries and watermelon with a wonderful …

Ripe baked apples and preserved orange rind come through on the nose with moderate intensity but the richness unfolds on …

Lifted florals, lemon citrus and lime blossom come through on the nose and segue through to the palate alongside almond …

Deeply coloured for such a youthful wine this wild wine is full of character and intrigue. The nose is rich …

A hazy gold colour in the glass with aromas of green stone fruit, citrus and honey on the nose. The …

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 …

The nose is rich and layered with bright citrus notes and juicy sweet pear on the nose which segues through …

Pale in the glass and aromatic with ripe apples and pears alongside bright cherry blossom aromas. The palate is flavourful …

A riper style of albariño with yellow peaches, citrus and white flowers both on and through the palate. The palate …

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. …

Sweet cherries and florals with some spice and just a hint of reduction on the nose segue into a big, …

Abundant with citrus fruit, pastry aromas and some hints of baking spices on the nose, this wine is complex yet …

Sweet ripe fruit aromas of bright cherry and plums are present on the nose alongside rich oak characters. The palate …

Fragrant and bright in the glass with lovely attractive strawberry notes alongside cherries and just a hint of spice on …

Attractive floral perfumes sit alongside both ripe dark and red-fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is lean yet very …

A medium colour in the glass with the slightest whisper of fade. The aromatics are quiet but complex with raspberry …

With a vibrant colour of intense youthful crimson in the glass, this wine is bright and perky with ripe berry …

Red sweet fruit aromas with an unusual, yet pleasant cola note on the nose. The palate is fleshy and fruit …

A pale yellow-gold in the glass with lots of toasty notes on the nose. The palate is complex and well …

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 …

Clean and fresh on the nose yet understated with delicate aromas of pear, lime citrus, fresh ginger and pepper spice. …

A pale to mid-pink in the glass with a herbal note and just the slightest hint of reduction on the …

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

Bright and clean with just a tinge of copper colour in the glass. Ripe pears, tropical fruits and exotic spices …

Youthful and deeply coloured with coconut and spice balancing the sweet fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is well …

A cool-climate, leaner style with good complexity. Nice oak, citrus and toasted nut characters are present on the nose. The …

Lime and linalool aromas abound on the nose alongside honeysuckle and beeswax that segue through to the palate which is …

Deeply coloured with lime and kerosene aromas on the nose that reveals the wonderful riesling-ness of this wine. The palate …

A rich and invitingly coloured wine with aromas of ripe black cherries and redcurrants on the nose. The palate is …

A big and muscular style that is brightly coloured and very primary driven. The palate is well weighted with bright …

Thoughtful and primary with a deep ripe colour in the glass that speaks of the concentrated fruit profile within. Still …

A cabernet sauvignon dominant blend, this wine is youthful and appealing with a bright and fruit concentrated nose and palate …

Pale with a copper hue, this wine has aromas of cherries, citrus and white florals on the nose. The palate …

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 …

Lemon meringue, high-toned peach and citrus-floral aromas come through on the nose and are mirrored on the palate which has …

Aged for an extended time on lees to accentuate the toasty characters present that meld well with the reductive aromas …

Aromas of ripe pineapple and passionfruit sit alongside delicate lemon blossom, bright lemon citrus and crunchy green snow peas on …

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

A complex and inviting nose rich with aromas of raspberries, tamarillo, cherries and dried herbs working in harmony. The palate …

Ripe fruit on the nose with lots of oak and herbs but excellently integrated and well balanced. The acid present …

An understated nose with delicate nectarine stone fruit and citrus peel aromas alongside white florals. A sweet example that is …

Aroma profile feels atypical with some gamey notes and a slight herbal edge. The palate is ripe and luscious with …

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

Pale straw colour in the glass with aromas of baked pear and spice on the nose. The palate is well …

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

A delightfully complex nose with gorgeous ripe greens sitting alongside ripe dark plums and sweet tobacco aromas.  The palate is …

Deeply coloured with sweet fruit on the nose with dried fruit and vanillin oak that suggests richness within. The bold …

Pale in the glass with aromas of lime citrus, honey and toast on the nose. A leaner style that is …

A nose of decent intensity with strawberries and cream, white blossoms and citrus sorbet aromas co-mingling on the nose and …

Medium coloured with aromas of ripe stone fruits, pears and florals on the nose which also come through with lovely …

The nose here is full, with currants, cherries, raspberries and spices with a light toast working together in perfect harmony. …

Deeply coloured with just a hint of fade, this wine has attractive up front ripe-fruit aromas with some spice and …

A pale salmon pink in the glass with fresh lemon citrus and summer berry fruits on the nose and through …

A blush-pale pink with restrained red berry and pomegranate aromas set against a savoury characteristic that adds complexity on the …

Black cherries and dense plum aromas sit alongside hints of forest floor on the nose. The palate is moderately weighted …

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

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

Green box tree aromas and asparagus sit alongside ripe stonefruit and bright citrus on the nose and through into the …

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

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

Youthful yet very approachable with lovely raspberries and blackberries alongside dried herbs and yellow-fleshed plums on the nose and through …

An intensity of fruit on the nose with savoury herbals and hints of reduction that segue through to the palate …

Bright aromas of red summer berries, crisp red apple, toffee and candied fruits on the nose segue through onto the …

Garnet red in the glass with red and dark fruits commingling along with some florals on the nose. The concentrated …

Bright and youthful in the glass and on the nose with lots of lovely lifted primary aromas singing in the …

A pale pink example with lots of ripe strawberries and red plums on the concentrated and expressive nose. The full …

A fragrant and enticing wine with pomegranate, strawberries and white blossoms on the nose and through the palate. It’s fresh …

Immediately attractive in the glass with red fruits, umami mushroom and delicate floral aromas on the nose. The fruit flavours …

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

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

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

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

Fresh lime and stone fruit aromas commingle with honey, butterscotch and rich baking spices on the nose. The palate is …

A fruit-forward style with lots of lifted citrus on the nose alongside delicate orange blossoms. The palate, too, is bright …

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

A complex nose with plenty going on including lifted oak, bright clean fruit and lees characteristics. The palate also has …

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 …

The palate implies richness with lovely toast and aromas of baked peaches. The peaches come through also on the richly …

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

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

Pale in the glass despite some time spent in bottle with an understated nose of green peaches and some hints …

A quiet achiever with a restrained nose of white peach and green mango alongside citrus aromas. The palate is well …

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

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

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

Lots going on through the nose with aromas of red fruits, dried herbs and a smoky tobacco-leaf character that adds …

Jasmine blossoms mingle with lovely lemon pith and green apple aromas all of which are transported onto the finely textured …

Understated on the nose with subtle reductive characteristics. The palate is well weighted with some richness and sweet citrus fruit …

Ripe aromas of yellow peach and thiol influence with spicy white pepper and citrus on the nose. The palate has …

Medium coloured with perfumed citrus on the nose. The palate is juicy and full with lemon-lime citrus and a touch …

Lemon and mandarin citrus aromas come through on the nose in just the right level of intensity and lure you …

A riper style on the nose with stone fruit, florals, herbals and hay characters present in lovely balance. The palate …

A pale colour in the glass with a restrained nose with apricot and orange peel aromas peeking through. A leaner, …

Bright in the glass with aromas of lime juice and zest alongside rich honeysuckle blossoms on the nose. The palate …

A deeply coloured wine, big, dark and brooding in the glass, yet plush and rich on the palate. Aromas and …

Deep deep, almost opaque colour in the glass with dark fruits and a hint of spice and olive brine on …

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

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

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

Ripe pears sit alongside lychee and lime citrus with some delicate dried spice on the nose. The palate is understated …

Vibrant and deeply coloured, this rosé is bright and expressive with red berries and delicate florals on the nose which …

Aromas of black cherries and a touch of tamarillo sit alongside creamy chocolatey oak characteristics on the nose. The palate …

Is this New Zealand’s first prosecco from sunny Gisborne? Quite delicious. A fresh, dry style with honey, citrus, grapefruit pith …

Pure, clean fruit aromas and bright, white-floral aromas abound on the nose of this attractively understated wine. The palate has …

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

Lots of red fruits come through on the nose and are also reflected through the palate which is light, elegant …

Just a hint of colour in the glass shows the passing of time in bottle but with nothing lost, only …

Fresh and punchy on the nose with lovely clean lemon and lime citrus set against tart green apple and white …

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

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

An ever-so-slight pinky peachy blush in the glass with lovely high-toned aromas of pears and stonefruit through the nose. The …

Bright and lively, the nose is full of lemon citrus and fresh greens, with juicy passionfruit aromas presenting with good …

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 …

Exotic makrut lime aromas sit amongst the bright candied pear and floral spice making the nose complex and intriguing. The …

Bright, fresh and inviting this is classic sauvignon blanc with a lovely high-toned nose full of thiols, nectarine, Granny Smith …

There is lots to draw you into this wine with a robust nose of yellow fruits, elevated esters and warm …

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

Understated but lovely with aromas of ripe strawberries and watermelon alongside barley sugar on the nose. The palate is well …

The nose is aromatic and crisp with lemon and grapefruit citrus and Granny Smith apples, with subtle toasted brioche alongside. …

A quite bold and upfront style with bright greens such as capsicum, asparagus and freshly cut grass on the nose …

Bright red berries on the nose alongside tomato stalk, forest floor and smoky char toast  – lots of different elements …

Medium coloured with a hint of fade in the glass. The nose is a medley of summer fruits that present …

Vivid red and black cherries leap from the glass with an umami character that adds complexity and interest. The palate …

Smokey, pungent and generous on the nose with lots of fresh clean fruit and bright herbals. The mouthfeel here is …

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

A pale copper pink in the glass with lovely aromas of strawberries and raspberries on the nose which also come …

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