New Zealand

Fermented 25% in old French oak barriques, and 75% in stainless steel tanks. Hand harvested. Very grown-up Chardonnay from these maestros on the North Island of New Zealand. 'Old school' up to a...(read more)

Grassy, herbal and loaded with gooseberry and lime fruit. Lovely steely element to finish. On a sunny day (as this is), the appeal of this style is undeniable.

Distinctive nose with some grapefruit/passion fruit/thiol character. But has a minerality too, not a pungent fruit character. Intensely fresh but with a complex interchange between the bone dryne...(read more)

Sourced from a single vineyard in the Southern Valleys sub-region of Marlborough where the soil structure has a high content of clay loam over ancient gravels. The shallow, fast draining, low fer...(read more)

In the cool 2014 vintage, the 2014 Riesling wasn't harvested until May 1. The wine shows aromas of honey and a bit of petrol, plus Golden Delicious apple, stone fruit and lime flavors. It's mediu...(read more)

Smoky. Gun flint. Green apricots tucked into smoky oats. Angular and very very young. Not quite formed yet. Tarragon and salty and green apples.

Floral aromas, pure, citrus-oriented fruit with a flicker of white peach, mineral precision and seamless acidity. Ageing in oak barrels for 17 months (not new) has given a lovely silky finesse to...(read more)

A Chardonnay of wonderful poise, intensity and individuality with delicately honeyed citrus fruit, a touch of downy peach and a riveting, chalky, briny, mineral focus that seems to come straight...(read more)