Bob McDonald

9.3

Unmistakably Central Otago to my palate. Red plums and raspberries. 20% of the grapes were whole bunch. Also aged in 27% new oak. I must mention Neil Martin’s famous Quote, “ Whenever there is a tasting designed to challenge the supremacy of Burgundy, it is usually Felton Road that is ushered into the ring”. Very much on allocation these days and can be difficult to source. — 13 days ago

Meredith Moody

9.0

The lemonade of wines! I am a big sauvignon blanc fan, but my parents never really drink ones from New Zealand, and this made me wish I had known about it sooner. So refreshing and almost makes you pucker with how tart it is. This wine begs to be drank by the pool. Grapefruit forward, but had a grassy and herbal note that kept it grounded. Clean, acidic and crisp. I would serve this colder than class has taught me to because it is a summer delight. — 2 months ago

Abby Heppelmann

9.5

had with hayden, i loved it he thought it was too sour — 2 months ago

Ben Tang

9.4

So fruity with such nice acidity and just enough body. Absolutely lovely. This has no right being as good as it is for <$20. — 5 hours ago

Paul J

9.4

Very nice. Tough to follow the Leflaive. More metallic and mineral elements with an attractive crispness. — 21 days ago

with Brooke

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

vintage 2023 | chardonnay typicality with waves of vanilla | obviously very young | paired with a fish pizza — 2 months ago

Jonathan Liu

9.4

everything i like about new zealand sauv blanc! grassy, lemony, light, easy drinking — 6 days ago

with Erica

Pete

9.5

Loved it! Green apple, pear, some leather, well balanced, clean finish. NZ did it again. Definitely would buy again — 24 days ago

EJ

9.2

Great sauv from New Zealand. Grapefruit, peach and minerals. Win. — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

This is the 2019 Hunting Hill, same vintage as the recently tasted Kumeu River Coddington. The Coddington remains the more opulent of the Kumeu cuvées. A mouth watering salinity. In this one. As Bob Campbell MW said, this is a Burgundian style (lacking the stone fruit of the Coddington). Although several previous vintages of Mates Vineyard have proved, at least to my palate, that it is the premium Cuvée. — 2 months ago