New Zealand

A crisp and brightly fruited example of a New Zealand classic. Papaya, kiwi fruit and juicy citrus, this is mouthwatering and delivers delicious fruit weight and freshness.

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)

Beautiful clarity of aromas in the grapefruit and lime-peel zone. Then abundant stony, flinty, wet rock complexity. Immensely fresh palate, this is full of life and has a very long, seamless run...(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.

The 2016 Bannockburn Chardonnay has a refined, quite generous bouquet with almond-tinged citrus fruit, turning more tropical with time courtesy of mango and light tangerine scents. The palate is...(read more)

The 2016 Block 2 Chardonnay has a compelling bouquet full of tension: citrus lemon, apple blossom, hints of wet granite and white flowers. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity,...(read more)