Fragrant, vibrant fruit flavours jump from the glass to meet you via a palate that's bold and delightfully dry.
From Perelada, an easy-drinking blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Merlot, the Jardins range named for the Peralada castles Parisian-designed gardens. Fresh fruit, lovely purity and vibrancy.
Fresh and crisp with soft, delicate notes of strawberry and cherry.
Hand harvested, then traditionally fermented and aged for only a short period in oak, this evokes bright red fruits and dried herbs with perfect balance and an innate charm.
Top-flight Tinto Fino fruit delivers a surge of violet and mineral-tinged berryfruit and spice within a solid structure. From younger vines, with a few months in oak, this is to be enjoyed now.
These Spanish wines have an 'other-worldliness' that we just don't get locally. Crianza wines spend only six months in wood, so red ruby fruit to the fore, drying tannins and a bright finish.
A succulent blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah off 25-year-old vines. Attractive aromatics herald a spicy, fruit-forward palate. A nice way to introduce yourself to Côtes du Rhône wines.
A medley of berry fruits refresh and linger on the finish.
Protos are the trailblazers of the Ribera del Duero region. Made from Tempranillo, Roble refers to the wine having had a short stay in oak. Poised, with a rich, spicy character.
Celestially touched this, a divine little gathering of all thats good about this sort of wine: fresh, clean, crisp fruit flavours and enough going on to avoid any insinuations of insipidity.
Hand harvested, then traditionally fermented and aged for only a short period in oak, this evokes bright red fruits and dried herbs with perfect balance and an innate charm.
Syrah and Grenache meet the indigenous Tintilla de Rota. A year in a 6,000L oak barrel bestows breadth and texture.
An easy-drinking, mellow, fruit-driven wine that's enhanced by bright fruit and supple tannins.
This is an easy-drinking red blend of Garnatxa Negre, Syrah and Samsó grapes, boasting a spice-edged nose and an enveloping palate of smooth silkiness. Lovely purity and vibrancy.
Beautifully even palate, seamless, flowing and integrated, the Merlot dominates with its silkiness and chocolatey richness, but the Cabernet is clear in its tannic contribution.
A classic Barossa blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz fruit that fragrantly introduces itself via a bouquet of raspberry, liquorice, sweet spice and fresh herbs.
A step up from the Tinto, with the hand harvested fruit fermented in parcels and the best selected. Carignan dominant, a savoury style of wine perfect with a rich Catalan white bean and chorizo stew.
This Bay rosé boasts red berry and strawberry characters embellished by subtle florals and spicy notes, the ripe, fruity flavours given a boost by the smartly fresh finish.
Ripe red fruit and spiced cherry aromas. A harmonious, medium palate structure with spicy red fruits and bright finish. Perfect with meats, pasta and soft cheeses.
Comprised of 100% Tempranillo fruit, the Lan is fresh, vibrant and light on its feet. After twelve months in barrel, the bright fruit, smooth tannins and crisp acidity make it a great accompaniment to the likes of pasta or cheese.
Another great drinking Pinot, this is 100% Bendigo fruit off a gold medal vineyard. Vibrant colour, structure and flavour, with fragrant blackberry and sweet dark cherry characters.
An elegant bouquet displays fragrant aromas of raspberry, blackberry, spice and pepper. An exceptionally well priced and serious wine, tiers of berryfruit, nutmeg, plum and coffee.
A lifted nose of ripe cherry, vanilla and spice, with earthy notes of wild thyme. On the palate, bright red berries and cherry flavours, with herbal and mocha characters adding complexity. Supple, fine-grained tannins indicate it's ready for drinking.
This is a red dessert wine from Spain. Intense nose, mature red fruit, blackberry, blueberries and fine hints spices from the oak. On the palate it is ample, complex with spices, pepper, clove a jammy sweetness and richeess, well structured and balanced with great length in the mouth.
Fruit from the southern valleys of Marlborough. Bright red cherries, a velvet mid-palate, texture and intrigue with the tannins and a long, lively finish.
The brilliant pink hue greets you first and is backed up with soft notes of strawberries, quince and peaches.
Blend of Grenache, Cabernet and Syrah with the southern Spanish sun. 30% was matured in oak, the balance in stainless steel. The result is a fresh, fruit forward wine with gorgeous texture and length.
A sustainably grown Marlborough Pinot Gris, pale with golden touches in colour, with delicate aromas of rockmelon, green tea and lime that yield to additional layers of pear and Turkish delight.
Grava's Rose is produced predominantly from a single Pinot Noir clone, picked early to ensure lively acidity to back up the fruit forward characters which represent a great Rose.
Wonderfully long and concentrated wine off Jacksons oldest vines. Rich cherry and plum characters are spiked with earthy savoury notes.
The Death Valley Malbec comes from a small, breathtakingly steep, north facing single vineyard, on the warm clay hillside of Eastern Waiheke Island.
94/100 Wine Enthusiast "This exemplary old-vines wine delivers ripe blackberry, leather and herb aromas along with hints of toast, minerals and lemon peel. The palate is sinewy and powerfully built. Flavors of loamy berry, toasty oak, licorice and lemon zest end with a blackened overriding flavor and length. Drink now through 2021."
91/100 Decanter "A high-toned palate with notes of potpourri, roasted coffee bean and dark chocolate behind the berry and plum fruit."
Single vineyard, unfined, unfiltered, matured for twelve months in French Oak. With no shortage of depth, richness, complexity and textural presence, this will reward five or more years of cellaring.
This wine displays rich notes of plums, blackberries, pepper and exotic spice with subtle oak integration.
Akarua tame their rugged Central Otago terroir and forge an exemplary Pinot Noir. All the necessary subtleties are present, with fruit, spice, chocolate and toasty oak crafted into a joyous whole.
Dark ruby red in colour, this Pinot Noir gives off potpourri of aromas - ripe dark fruit, cherry and plum are layered over subtle oaky notes. The palate is rich with intense fruit flavours.
A sustainably grown Marlborough Pinot Gris, pale with golden touches in colour, with delicate aromas of rockmelon, green tea and lime that yield to additional layers of pear and Turkish delight.
Notes of soft luscious fresh fruit overlaying spicy Rum & Raisin earthiness, with crème brûlée, sweet balsam, fresh fruit woven between lacy acidity & silky tannins. Autumnal loveliness.
A 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot blend, with a 10% boost of Cabernet Franc, its a forward and fruit-driven wine made for early drinking.
Energetic, mineral-tinged red berry and floral pastille aromas show excellent clarity and building spiciness.
A vibrant bouquet of red fruits, cinnamon and spice, with earthy notes of rosehip and herbs. The palate is enerously fruity, with its silky tannins displaying a nice grip. Classic Waipara Valley.
Primary youthful nose, violet, cherry and red berry fruit, smokey oak, vanilla. Quite full in the mouth, firm oaky tannins, masses of ripe sweet delicate red fruit characters.
Consistently classy, aromatic, rich and mouthfilling, the soft, subtle raspberry and cherry characters paired with fine-grained tannins.
Fresh floral and fruity notes with a touch of pepper and savouriness. A complex and fresh Pinot Noir from Bannockburn.
Plummy, spicy flavours that point to a stronger influence of Merlot and perhaps Malbec than the dominant partner, Cabernet Sauvignon. Attractive, ripe and slightly rustic with character and classy oak
Dark maroon with notes of violets, blackest cherry and blackberry. Tart on the palate with a structured, well-balanced, medium finish.
89/100 | Vinous - Antonio Galloni "The 2012 Barolo Lecinquevigne is a very pretty, gracious, lifted wine that will drink well upon release. Crushed flowers, sweet red berries and hints of tobacco lift from the glass, with sweet silky tannins that underpin the fruit nicely. I would prefer to drink this racy, open-knit Barolo over the next few years, while the flavors retain their youthful vibrancy."
16.5/20 Jancis Robinson "Healthy crimson. Sweet, gentle-textured, well-melded Languedoc blend with burgundian polish. Not a bad price at all."
Rich, complex, full-bodied and seamless, this fastidiously crafted Hawkes Bay Merlot tumbles out layers of ripe blackberries and cassis.
With Barolo one of the worlds great wines, this is only just beginning to reveal its true stature. Made from star performer Nebbiolo, and aged for at least two years in large oak casks from Slavonia and mid-France. With a clean and full bouquet this is robustly intense, with taut, chewy tannins and wonderful length. Unique. Cellar it. Ideally matched with rich red meats and mature cheese.
This is dark fruited and complex wine. Flavours tend towards plum, dark cherry, blackberry with a spicy Malbec orientated note. Earthy tobacco and cigar box notes add further complexity.
Up at the serious end, its aromatically clean and clear with a delicate touch of wood. The flavours are elegantly rich and medium weighted.
Powerful, with a high quantity of great quality tannins, sweetness and velvety. Mineral notes, especially graphite, excellent acidity and very long aftertaste. Fresh, showing the terroir character.
Aromatically complex with ripe blue berry, plum and violet aromas introducing delicious, naturally sweet and layered medium-bodied flavors.
Maison Roche de Bellene was created by Nicholas Potel, the man behind Nuits-Saint-Georges. 2009 was a glorious year for the estate.
