I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE to taste many sensational wines, both affordable and premium, but more often than not I’ve been disappointed …

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

Intense on the nose with lots of florals amid the sweet red fruit, bramble and herbal aromas. The palate is …

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

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

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

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

Red plum, black cherries and tomato stalk herbals come through alongside strawberry jam, violets and lavender on this quite  complex, …

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

Aromas of pretty violet florals sit alongside cherries and cranberries on the nose. The palate is youthful and primary with …

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

Lovely high-toned fruit on the nose alongside florals and some graphite and dried herbs that give complexity. The palate is …

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

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 …

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 …

Dark with aromas of chalk, red cherry and graphite on the nose with a wet- stone minerality that is mouthwatering …

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

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

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

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

Initially savoury on the nose, but quickly ripe dark cherries appear alongside sweet plums, florals and baking spice all of …

Dark and brooding with black fruits, olives, forest floor and savoury spice on the nose. The palate has quite a …

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

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

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

Intensely deep colour in the glass with dark, woody, tea-leaf complexity on the nose alongside cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas …

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

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 …

An intense nose of plum jam and red cherries. The palate is ripe and juicy with a lovely concentration of …

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 …

A lovely colour in the glass with bright ripe fruit; cherries, raspberries and strawberries on the nose. The palate is …

Florals and red fruits commingle on the nose with some herbal reduction peeking through. The palate is savoury and complex …

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

A concentrated wine with aromas of rose, red cherry and ripe red plum that come through to the palate. The …

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

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 …

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

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

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

A lovely clear garnet with just a hint of fade, this is a linear and juicy wine with forest floor, …

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 …

Deeply coloured with lots of big juicy primary fruit and unabashed oak aromatics coming through. The palate is equally bold …

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

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

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

Ripe baked pastry with boysenberry, dark cherries and cola and creamy vanilla aromas on the nose. The palate is full …

Dark and moody with a bold nose of ripe fruit, cherries, dried thyme and a touch of reduction that is …

A medium ruby in the glass with a hint of fade. Aromas of cherry cola and rhubarb alongside dark fruit …

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

Dark and brooding in the glass with ripe black cherries, stem aromatics and some light confected cherries on the nose. …

Savoury on the nose with thyme and mocha notes alongside the raspberries and cherries. The palate is well integrated and …

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 …

Floral and fruited with a lovely intense nose of sweet confectionery, cherries and kirsch with just a hint of wet …

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

A big, dark, fruit-forward wine with a complex and intense nose of cola, vanilla and black cherry. The fruit sweetness …

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

The fruit on the nose is primary but understated, balanced by red capsicum and smoky aromas. The palate is soft …

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

A clear medium ruby in the glass there is lovely purity of fruit sitting alongside strong reduction on the nose. …

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

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 …

Big and dark, yet soft and generous this is a very ripe example that is both concentrated and complex. Aromas …

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

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

Savoury black olive aromas commingle with sweet fruit, strawberries and ripe blackberries on the nose and through the palate. A …

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

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

A mix of sweet fruit and cherry, with some savoury notes on the nose. The palate is complex and generous …

A lifted and quite herbal nose with tomato stalk coming through the cherry and red fruit aromas present. A definite …

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

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

Big dark and ripe with a chalky minerality on the nose sitting alongside dried herbs and florals. The mouthfeel is …

Concentrated and complex with lovely primary aromas alongside black olives and a hint of cola. The palate is nicely concentrated …

A dense, deep colour in the glass with dark plum and ripe cherry aromas with umami truffle and woody characters …

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

Red fruits and ripe cherries on the nose alongside cranberries and plums suggesting a fruit-forward style that is realised on …

Medium ruby in the glass with aromas of plums and pencil shavings. While the shy nose isn’t giving too much …

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

Big red fruits are immediately evident on the nose which are tempered and balanced by some woodiness and mushroom umami …

Red berries on the nose are counterbalanced by oak aromas and umami forest-floor aromas. The palate is plush and supple …

A fruity nose with blackfruit and a confected cherry aroma reminiscent of bubblegum with just a hint of black olive …

Red fruits come through on the nose with cranberries and baking spices behind. The various elements on the palate are …

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 …

Medium ruby in the glass with a whisper of fade. There are Black Doris plums, tamarillo, boysenberry and hints of …

Medium coloured with clean dark cherry and blueberry aromas and just a hint of cola. The palate is quite bold …

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

Ripe cherries and red berry fruit come together on the nose with whole bunch characters and violet blossoms. 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 …

Youthful and slightly hefty, this structured wine has a strong ore of dark fruit alongside tar, liquorice and new oak …

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

Deeply coloured in the glass with bold black cherry, wild strawberry, hints of black olive and dried-herb complexity. The mouthfeel …

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

Tawny in the glass as the time starts to show, there is an attractive black cherry fruit lift and savoury …

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

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 …

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

Kirsch, red cherries and rose florals are present on the nose, but restrained so as not to overwhelm. This is …

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

Solid, with lots of primary fruits throughout. Lovely black cherry aromas are lifted on the nose with hints of oak …

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

Youthful and bright with potential mass appeal, the red fruits on the nose are well balanced by black pepper spice …

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

Subtle cocoa aromas sit alongside baking spices and lots of bright, fresh cherry and plum aromas on the nose. Not …

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

A big colour in the glass implying concentration that is most definitely fulfilled with high-toned cherry cola, violets and kirsch …

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

The nose is complex with toasty oak sitting alongside black fruit, herbs and quite a lot of reduction, which segues …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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

A bright ruby in the glass with hints of garnet on the rim, this is a leaner style that has …

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

A lovely clear crimson in the glass and the nose has nice chalky, tarry notes overlaying bold red fruits and …

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 …

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

Red apples, cherry cola and plum aromas come together on the nose which is altogether inviting. The palate does not …

Red and black cherries on the nose are complimented by a charry reductive character that has been well managed. The …

Only the slightest hint of fade in the glass impresses given time in bottle, this wine is generous with a …

Juicy and sweet red and black-fruit aromas stream from the glass tinged with spices and dried herbs. The palate is …

Youthful with intense aroma concentration on the nose. Black cherries, dark plums and candied violets meld with dried thyme. The …

Red fruits on the nose are matched with spicy coffee-mocha and oak aromatics that add complexity and interest. The palate …

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

Red licorice and blackcurrants sit alongside bright raspberries and strawberries and a savoury toast with a smoky reductive characteristic. The …

Aronmas of ripe raspberry and bramble on the nose sit alongside savoury herbals and just a touch of mushroomy forest …

Medium in the glass with classic pinot noir red-fruit spectrum aromas matched with subtle spice and lovely pastry notes. The …

Medium coloured in the glass with ripe primary fruit coming through on the nose but with restrained intensity and alongside …

Medium coloured with dark cherries, sweet cola, herbs and an umami savouriness on the nose. The palate has a fantastic …

Garnet in the glass with some bricking on the rim. The nose is savoury with brambles and black olives alongside …

Youthful and deeply coloured with dark berry and deep plummy fruit aromas through the nose and the palate. The mouthfeel …

The nose is an explosion of primary purity with red and black cherry aromas streaming from the glass. The nose …