Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand – Marlborough    16.5/20
Bright, very pale straw colour with slight green hues,
lighter on the edge. The nose is soft
and elegant with gently concentrated aromas of passionfruit and tropical fruit
and fresh herbs. This has good volume
and proportion. Dry to taste and
medium-bodied, the palate is elegantly presented, quite taut and slender, with
a core of passionfruit entwined with chalky minerals forming a light,
dry-textured palate line. The mouthfeel
is enlivened by bright, zesty acidity and the wine carries to a light, grainy-textured
finish. This is a taut, dry-textured
Sauvignon Blanc with passionfruit and herb flavours and a zesty mouthfeel. Match with seafood, salads and vegetables
over the next 2 years. Marlborough fruit
tank-fermented to 12.5% alc. and 5 g/L RS.
16.5/20 Jan 2018 RRP $14.00
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Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Canterbury & Waipara    16/20
Moderately deep garnet-hued red colour, lighter on the rim
with suggestions of bricking. The nose
is elegantly presented with firm and moderately concentrated aromas of dark-red
berry fruit along with notes of raspberry liqueur entwined with dark herbs,
some earthy notes and some spicy, nutty oak.
Medium-bodied, the palate has light, easy and accessible flavours of red
berry fruit, along with herbal and red floral elements. The fruit is up-front and uncomplicated with some
sweetness. The mouthfeel possesses
light, supple tannin presence and balanced. Lacy acidity. The flavours of spice emerge and carries to a
light finish of red fruits, florals and herbs.
This is a light, up-front and uncomplicated Pinot Noir with some fruit
sweetness and accessibility, Serve with
antipasto and tapas over the next 2 years. Fruit from the ‘Hill’ vineyard, Halswell,
fully destemmed and fermented to 14.0% alc., the wine given oak contact. Vinified at Spring Creek Vintners. 16.0/20
Jan 2018 RRP $20.00
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