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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

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. …

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

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

Pale in the glass with lovely fresh citrus and floral notes on the nose, this wine is light, fine, focussed …

Gorgeous gewürztraminer with a richly perfumed nose filled with candied lemons, rosewater, peach jam and exotic dried spice. The full …

Lovely tropical fruits and lemon- lime aromas sit alongside delicate white jasmine on the expressive and inviting nose. The palate …

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 …

People are forever telling me they would love to try something new, but are afraid to stray too far from …

Varietally expressive French chenin blanc with fragrant ripe apple and quince aromas on the nose. The palate is succulent and …

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 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 …

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

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) …

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 …

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 …

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

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

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. …

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

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

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

Light, crisp and youthful with lovely lemon citrus, green apple and delicate white florals on the nose. The nose is …

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 …

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

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

Excellent aroma intensity with ripe yellow peaches and lemon citrus on the nose. The palate sits on the riper end …

An elegant blend from northern Spain, this wine has aromas of stone fruit, pears and white jasmine with just a …

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

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

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

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

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 …

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 …

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

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

Lemon sherbert and green apple are present on the bright and light nose. Through the palate, apples and grapefruit citrus …

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

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

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

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 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 …

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

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

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

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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

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

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 …

Elegant with aromas of white flowers, lemon-and-lime citrus and freshly cut green apple on the bright and inviting nose. The …

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 …

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

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 …

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

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

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

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. …

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

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

This lesser-seen white tempranillo is definitely one that piques the interest. A fruit-forward style, the nose is subdued with white …

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

Lovely fruit intensity on the nose with a nutty character set against waxy notes that add complexity. The fruit intensity …

The fruit present on the palate is restrained with subtle aromas of yellow apples and lemon citrus which segue through …

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. …

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

This American example will please lovers of the style. Complex, oaky and heavy on the nose with aromas of butter, …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

The reductive nature of this wine is evident on the palate, but it’s this style done well as the balance …

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

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

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 …

A beautiful Italian verdicchio with crunchy green apple, ripe pears and lemon curd and just a hint of thyme on …

A quiet style of sauvignon that isn’t looking to attract attention but definitely deserves to be noticed. Linear yet bright …

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 …

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

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

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

Expressive and high-toned gooseberry, melon and tropical fruit with lots of herbal characters on the nose. The palate has fantastic …

Good varietal typicity with grapefruit, nectarine, elderflower and some herbal aromatics on the nose and through the palate. The palate …

On the nose, apple and peach aromas sit alongside citrus and spice. These characters segue through to the palate which, …

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 …

Pale in the glass with bright, yet right citrus fruit on the nose alongside nougat and some baking spice aromas. …

A touch of sulphide wrapped around ripe citrus, stone fruit and tropical aromas on the nose. The wine is well …

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 …