New Zealand

Classic NZ stylings here - A lovely pungent tropical fruit, kiwi, passion fruit and papaya nose. The palate has similar fruit with a lovely texture, crisp, bright acid and then good length.

Very pale, bright yellow. A touch of reduction to the pungent, thiol-rich aromas of tropical fruits, capsicum and crushed herbs. Juicy, lively and quite light, but with noticeable sweetness to its tropical fruit and rip...(read more)

All these wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts. Saline, light and fresh at the start, with an undercurrent of leesy fatness, but dominated by a streak of fresh acidity which renders it firm...(read more)

This is a stunning and exceptionally aromatic Sauvignon Blanc from the top flight Two Rivers Estate. It is made from no less than five different vineyards which layers the tropical and citrus not...(read more)

When chatting with Nick Mills during his latest visit, it was a great surprise to hear that if they were starting afresh today they probably wouldn't make a Sauvignon. Nick went on to say what th...(read more)

Bright aromatics of ripe citrus, orange, lime and a touch of honey, with a stony note, pure and focused. The palate is broad with ripe fruit, a touch creamy, citrus, peach and orange blossom. Bri...(read more)

Although this is called 'estate', it does include about 10% of bought-in fruit. All barrel-fermented, 20% in new French oak. Fuller than the entry level 'village', not so much fatter as gutsier,...(read more)

A Chardonnay produced in very limited volumes (14 cases for the UK), which has the sleek shape of a wine from limestone, but a slightly softer edge, mineral but not severe, ripe but still taut an...(read more)

Grapefruit, citrus and tastes bone dry. A bit lean overall. Not sure it is worth the premium though it is more persistent than some.

VINTAGE The spring of 2014 started well with warm weather resulting in a good flowering giving moderate crop levels. The summer was warm but tailed off to a long dry autumn with cool nights perfe...(read more)