Villa’s experienced Hawke’s Bay team has crafted a superb blend with great purity and elegance. Floral scents (roses), emerge alongside …
→ moreVilla’s increased commitment to organics is to be applauded, and wines like this also indicate a payoff in terms of …
→ moreWinemaker Warren Gibson’s The Gimblett is always a dextrous blend, fully reflective of the vintage. This latest edition is beautifully …
→ moreThis is a handsome treat for cabernet lovers from a stellar Hawke’s Bay vintage. Crushed cassis and seductive floral scents …
→ moreHawke’s Bay cabernet sauvignon blends rarely get better than this. Dense in colour, it has a captivating nose of blackcurrants, …
→ moreEstablished in 1897, this vineyard was the source of New Zealand’s first commercial cabernet sauvignon in 1949. Cabernet remains a …
→ moreThis is a fascinating wine, estate-grown at Te Awanga from vines grown near a 100-year-old olive tree (originally planted by …
→ moreA mellow, rich merlot blend that fits well with roast beef. Aromas of raspberries, herbs and mocha introduce a welcoming, …
→ moreFew wineries have a location as lovely as Esk Valley, nestled beside terraced hillsides of vines and looking out to …
→ moreSaint Clair is most often associated with top-notch wines from Marlborough, but this outstanding wine comes from a single vineyard …
→ moreAn impressive Bordeaux-style blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc with malbec and merlot. The nose is full of interest …
→ moreThis label remembers the late Tom McDonald, who made fine cabernet wine on this vineyard for six decades, starting in …
→ moreCoopers Creek’s winemaker Simon Nunns is also a wine judge, educator, keen cyclist, true gentleman and all round renaissance type. …
→ moreWinemaker Simon Nunns loves working with Hawke’s Bay malbec, and made great use of it in this dark, juicy ‘M …
→ moreA deeply flavoured and complete wine, CraggyRange’s flagship Sophia 2011 is rich enough to sit well with slow-braised oxtail. Blended …
→ more“Cabernet marches across the palate…” the saying goes, and this one certainly does that. It is an imperious wine, brimming …
→ moreThe Askerne vineyard was once an asparagus farm. Is growing quality wine grapes a better use of the land? Of …
→ moreIn 2014 The Patriarch is made from 46% merlot, 35% cabernet sauvignon and 19% malbec, which may explain how this …
→ moreThe Patriarch honours Josip Babich, the pioneering vigneron who founded this enterprise just under 100 years ago. It’s a very …
→ more“Very merlot,” was how John Belsham described this young and well-priced offering. It ticks the merlot varietal boxes well, with …
→ moreGifted winemaker Chris Scott’s tenure at this iconic winery has turned up another wine worth seeking out. Red fruit flavours, …
→ moreAn inky Hawke’s Bay cabernet with concentrated cassis and berry fruit that has seamlessly swallowed up plenty of toasty oak. …
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