Burn Cottage
Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
Home vineyard bottling. Dark and brooding on the nose. Classic Central. Dark fruit, savoury spice, earth. The palate has good weight and concentration of dark slightly sour cherry, and wood spice. Enough acid to provide the structure needed to hold the power together — a month ago
Domaine Faiveley (Joseph Faiveley)
Clos des Issarts Monopole Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2020
Pure purple fruit. Not red, or black. Not much acid or tannin, but beautiful pure fruit expression with real mid palate weight. 1 or 2 more pts with structure. — 3 months ago
Jean Louis Geniest
Grande Réserve Mas Saint Louis Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020
Elegant. Great tannins — a month ago
Two Hands
Ares Barossa Valley Shiraz
Fresh as a daisy. Powerful. Umami, soy, prunes. — a month ago
Felton Road
Block 5 Pinot Noir 2020
Outstanding block 5. Much more concentration and power than precious vintages. Strawberry, raspberry, pepper, wood spice. The power of the very best from Central Otago but with an elegance.
Really great pinot.
— 3 months ago
A. Rodda
Smiths Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
Exceptional chardonnay with the latent power of a GC burgundy, but with salinity and tannic grip. Beautiful nose with reductive gunsmoke, apple, and baking spices. The structure is the perfect fit for the intense and powerful flavour bomb: lemon merengue pie, smoke, tangerine, all in perfect balance. The concentration and length are world class. As long as I can remember of ANY wine I have tasted. World class for A$90 — 5 months ago
The Standish Wine Company
Lamella Shiraz 2021
Exceptional but young. Showing what rhe next 50yrs will bring. The tannins are the star. — a month ago
Valli
Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
Could be confused with a Vosne village. Exquisite spicy dark fruit expression typical of Central Otago but lacking in tannin and sufficient acid to really sing. A great wine nonetheless — a month ago
Blank Canvas
'Abstract' Three Rows Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Serious with weight, complexity, and power. Very reductive funky nose. The palate attack starts with high acid and citrus/mandarin, then moves into an incredible mid palate - round, creamy, with pure citrus and peach fruit giving vibrancy. Long, balanced, and multi-layered. Top 3 of all time with Daguenau, and Cotat. Expensive for a NZ S/B but incredible value given the quality. — 3 months ago
Big Wave Dave
A massive, brooding, muscular expression of shiraz. Pure, deep, fantastic fine tannins, but needs some serious time. Better in 10 years, amazing in 20! — 25 days ago