Score: 88/100 Score 88/100 A decent Méthode Traditionelle out of Marlborough, hence the name: ‘Marlborough Cuvée’. This sparkling wine is made by one of New Zealand and Marlborough biggest wine producer Brancott Estate and Chief Winemaker Patrick Materman. It is the modern result of an historic agreement...
I normally make a point of presenting wines with an original description, to protect my readers from marketing departments’ flowery and over-positive wine descriptions. But hey! Here, the producer has had the good idea to make a simple straight-to-the-point comment on what the wine is...
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...
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...
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most famous white grape variety in the world producing one of the most popular style of fragrant white wine. Its characteristic aroma profile makes it easy to identify, and enjoy! We provide you here with simple and practical information about the...
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...
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