Score: 89/100 Score 89/100 Needless to say that Tempranillo is a rather uncommon wine grape variety in New Zealand. That said, the Spanish grape’s ability to ripen relatively early is quite well suited to NZ’s overall cool climate. Few regions have ventured into planting...
Score: 93/100 Score 93/100 Tasting Notes: Deliciously creamy, oaky, nutty, leesy, powerful, and exuberant though this is achieved in a definite finesse, complexity, balance. The palate displays a backbone of strong mineral acidity, well balanced by a mid+ body and an enjoyable oily texture....
Q wine is a relatively new project in the new wine region of New Zealand: the Waitaki Valley. Owner Jules Stephan, from an investment banker background planted the first vineyards of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris there in 2005. Ten years later, I got the...
Score: 88/100 Score 88/100 Syrah is becoming increasingly popular with New Zealand winegrowers, producers, and also consumers thanks to the country’s relatively cool climate expression of the grape. New Zealand Syrahs come out particularly good out of the Hawkes Bay area: less powerful and...
Like many winemakers, Patrick Materman is a rather humble man that doesn’t put himself in the spotlights as much as his contribution to the wine industry could legitimately allow him to. As we know, the Marlborough region is at the forefront of the New Zealand...
Score: 91/100 Score 91/100 While the year 2015 comes to an end, the 2015 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc vintage looks aligned to be one of the greatest in recent years. It’s been a great vintage all over New Zealand really. Local vines are getting every year...
Score: 92/100 Score 92/100 Marsanne and Viognier are the traditional white grape varieties of the Rhone Valley in France. It is rather unusual to find them combined in a single wine in New Zealand. That said, the country produces more and more Viognier wines. The natural...
Score 94/100 Score 94/100 A few weeks ago, early September, Church Road Winery celebrated a victory after their Grand Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2013 was awarded the Trophy for Best New World Red Wine at the Japan Wine Challenge 2015. Syrah is becoming increasingly...
Chris Scott is now one of the most established figures of winemaking in the Hawke’s Bay area of New Zealand’s North Island. Scott came through the ranks of Church Road from vineyard worker and cellar hand in the late 1990s to become the senior winemaker...
Score: 95/100 Score 95/100 The Brancott Estate ‘B’ Sauvignon Blanc wine is part of the Letter series range at the higher end of the Marlborough-based winery’s offering. It is described by the producer as a range of New Zealand wines that are “hand-crafted from grapes sourced from top-performing...
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