06-Oct-2017
One of the world’s significant wine home delivery merchants, Laithwaites, has been operating in New Zealand since 2015. U.K. established in 1969, Laithwaites now has a global presence. Its success is based on selecting wines that are particularly suited to each market. Invariably the wines are limited production and ‘exclusives’, thus enhancing a more personal relationship with the buyer. Here, I review a selection of Australian reds, mainly Shiraz, with a blend and two Cabernet Sauvignons. They are traditionally styled wines with plenty of sweet, ripe fruit and are suited to cooler-season drinking with hearty (red meat) dishes, fitting the image of what the New Zealand market has enjoyed over the years. www.laithwaiteswine.co.nz
FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW
- Dark Corner South Eastern Australia Durif/Shiraz 2017
- Deep River McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
- The Black Pig McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
- The Black Pig ‘Reserve’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
- RedHeads Studio ‘Lot 7’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
- RedHeads Studio ‘Barrel Monkeys’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
- Patronus Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
- Elderton ‘East Wing’ Barossa Shiraz 2015
- Peter Lehmann ‘The Antiquus’ Barossa Shiraz 2015
- Tyrrell’s ‘Rufus Stone’ Heathcote Shiraz 2014
- Long Live The King Barossa Valley/Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
- Marsc Wine Co. Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2014