The bold 2019 vintage (5*) was estate-grown, hand-harvested and matured for a year in French oak barriques (30 per cent new). Deeply coloured, it is a powerful, sturdy, highly concentrated red, with rich, very youthful plum and spice flavours, oak complexity, and a fairly firm finish. A 'masculine' style of Pinot Noir, it will be…
The powerful, estate-grown 2019 vintage (4.5*) was hand-harvested and matured for a year in French oak barrels (13 per cent new). Deeply coloured, it is mouthfilling, with rich, ripe, plummy, spicy flavours, showing good complexity. An almost Syrah-like red, it is still very youthful; best drinking 2022+. Details Type: Red Wines Variety: Pinot Noir Vintage:…
The attractive 2020 vintage (4.5*) was made from hand-picked Nelson Pinot Noir, partly (9 per cent) aged in old oak barrels. Made in a dryish style (5 grams/litre of residual sugar), it is a light pink/red, full-bodied wine with ripe, berryish, plummy, slightly spicy flavours, showing excellent depth, balanced acidity and a rounded finish. Good…
The youthful 2019 vintage (4.5*) was matured for a year in seasoned French oak barriques. Dark and purple-flushed, it is robust and sweet-fruited, with concentrated plum and spice flavours, woven with fresh acidity, supple tannins, and good cellaring potential; open 2022+. Details Type: Red Wines Variety: Montepulciano Vintage: 2019 Overall Rating for All Vintages Tasted:…
Estate-grown at Tasman, the 2020 vintage (4.5*) was hand-harvested and fermented in tanks (mostly) and old oak barrels (3 per cent). Pale lemon/green, it is very aromatic and punchy, with lively, youthful, ripely herbaceous flavours, showing excellent delicacy, a touch of complexity, and a crisp, dry (3 grams/litre of residual sugar), lingering finish. Details Type:…
A consistently attractive wine. Estate-grown and hand-picked, the 2019 vintage (4.5*) was mostly handled in tanks, but 9 per cent of the blend was matured in old barrels. Light lemon/green, it is gently perfumed and mouthfilling, with peach, pear, lychee and ginger flavours, showing excellent delicacy and freshness, and a distinctly spicy, off-dry (6 grams/litre…
From Blackenbrook, the perfumed 2020 vintage (4*) was estate-grown and hand-picked. Pale, it is softly mouthfilling, with pear, lychee and spice flavours, a hint of apricot, fresh acidity, very good delicacy and depth, and an off-dry (6 grams/litre of residual sugar) finish. Best drinking mid-2021+. Details Type: White Wines Variety: Gewürztraminer Vintage: 2020 Overall Rating…
Estate-grown and hand-picked from mature vines, the powerful 2020 vintage (4.5*) was handled in a mix of tanks (90 per cent) and old oak barrels (10 per cent). Pale lemon/green, it is fleshy, with strong, vibrant pear, lychee and spice flavours, fresh acidity, slight sweetness (6 grams/litre of residual sugar), and a distinctly spicy finish….
The powerful 2019 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown, hand-harvested and matured for a year in American (60 per cent) and French oak barrels (80 per cent new). Bright, light yellow/green, it is mouthfilling and weighty, in a strongly oak-influenced style with concentrated, peachy, nutty, toasty flavours, balanced acidity and a slightly creamy texture. Still very youthful,…
Estate-grown, the attractive 2019 vintage (4*) was hand-harvested and matured for a year in seasoned American (90 per cent) and French (10 per cent) oak casks. Full-bodied, fresh and lively, it has strong peach and grapefruit flavours, with biscuity oak adding complexity, and lots of drink-young appeal. Best drinking mid-2021+. Details Type: White Wines Variety:…
