Northland, North Island

Kumeu River

Kumeu Village Hand Harvested Chardonnay 2024

vintage 2024 | Powerfull. ABV high, needs aeration. — 11 days ago

Tom, "Odedi" and 8 others liked this

Ata Rangi

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2019

Fresh and good acidity. Well balanced paired well with cedar plank salmon — a month ago

David Stein
with David

Kumeu River

Estate Chardonnay 2020

Paul J
9.4

Very nice. Tough to follow the Leflaive. More metallic and mineral elements with an attractive crispness. — 3 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Tom, Paul and 4 others liked this

Te Mata Estate

Estate Vineyards Hawke's Bay Syrah 2021

John Howard
9.0

Bit harsh day 1. Still nice. — 8 months ago

Doug, Tom and 5 others liked this

Dry River

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2016

Wild mushroom berries with a tart savory finish — 9 months ago

Mt. Beautiful

North Canterbury Pinot Noir 2020

Earthy nose. Progression from cherry to raspberry to earth. Light but substantial, smooth. Very nice. — 10 months ago

Ryan Gamble
with Ryan
Paul liked this

Trinity Hill

Gimblett Gravels The Gimblett Merlot Blend 2014

This has one of those brilliant, well polished high def née world wine noses.

Subtle fruit, yet so perfect the aroma.

A touch of salinity leads to classic Cab fruit, that hint of almond, those delicately placed petals on the palette, persimmon in the end game, with minty acidity and well focused tannin.
I’d say this wine has come together perfectly with time.
— 5 years ago

Neil, Sharon and 3 others liked this
Trixie

Trixie

Delightful!!🍷

Kumeu River

Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay

Wonderfull again. Paired with tuna tataki and with grilled sea bass. — 3 days ago

Eric Hoepelman
with Eric
Peter and Rob liked this

Bedell Cellars

North Fork Cabernet Franc 2022

Cab Francs from Long Island are always special - but this one is simply amazing! Smooth on palette with a satisfying finish. Buy a second bottle! — 2 months ago

Mt. Beautiful

North Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Loved it! Green apple, pear, some leather, well balanced, clean finish. NZ did it again. Definitely would buy again — 3 months ago

Man O' War Vineyards

Dreadnought Waiheke Island Syrah

I liked this more than I can remember liking a syrah. Restrained, well balanced, delicious. — 7 months ago

Rod Easthope

Reserve Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Possibly the best Sauvignon Blanc I’ve ever had. Very smooth, tasty. Not too tart. Well balanced. — 8 months ago

Escarpment Wines

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2020

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.1

Ripe red fruits and almost tropical notes. Balanced. #pinotnoir #newzealand — 10 months ago

Bob, Stephen and 2 others liked this

Channing Daughters

Rosso Fresco Red Blend

S Wood
8.9

Bright & light. Weird Floral greens. Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cab Franc, Dornfelder/////////////
A day later the fruit is near perfect. Not sure what blew off, but now totally balanced.
— 5 years ago

Craggy Range

Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Still quite nice with roasted chicken breast. — 5 days ago

Kumeu River

Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2020

Had it with lemongrass/ginger sea bass from the grill. Very good match. Nice acids, matching minerals. — a month ago

Rob, Peter and 4 others liked this

Kumeu River

Coddington Chardonnay 2020

The pale lemon colour belies the luscious, opulent stone fruit nature on the medium to full bodied palate. Of all of the Kumeu River Cuvées, Coddington is regarded as the most opulent I believe. This is a real crowd pleaser - so easy to like. — 2 months ago

Peter, Ira and 13 others liked this

Te Mata Estate

Coleraine Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2011

Aged beautifully. No hard edges at all, tannins are velvet. Eucalyptus, dry pine, cassis, super rich nose. Bright summer fruits, blackcurrant, fig and cedar. A delight. — 4 months ago

Paumanok

Dry North Fork of Long Island Chenin Blanc 2023

Really nice. Good structure, a lot of acidity, honey, melon, some tropical characteristics, as it warms I like it more. Some complexity comes out. Stone fruit. Impressed — a year ago

Tom and jesus liked this