Bob McDonald

9.2

An excellent Martinborough Pinot Noir. Rich and luscious like an Otago Pinot but not as overt as Otago usually is. Red and Black cherry with restrained whole bunch influence. Balanced French oak. Craggy Range is based in Hawkes Bay (the winery is a great spot for lunch!) but they were smart enough to establish their Te Muna vineyard in Martinborough - a much better terroir for Pinot Noir. Bob Campbell MW nailed the brief by saying it “delivers power with consummate subtlety. “ A point or two off for a ridiculously heavy bottle. — 10 days ago

Amy Hamilton

9.1

It is a decent Sav Blanc. Crisp, fruity, dry on the plate. Nice summer wine. — 9 months ago

K Brooks

9.0

Wonderful with Pat’s grilled swordfish ($23). Subtle oak barrel toast gives the wine a warm chardonnay feel without being overly oaky. Has a chalky flinty mineral mouth feeling. — 2 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.0

Holding up pretty well! — 12 days ago

Phoebe Lowe

9.3

Very smooth, value wine, highly enjoyable and easy drinking with light palate foods — 3 months ago

Ted

9.0

Solid and no complaints. NZ SB has such a distinctive flavor profile. Would love to visit the place. — a year ago

with Jeni

Peter Sultan

9.0

Deceptively simple?New Zealand syrah with a cool climate DNA. Waiting for day 2. And day 2: better, fuller, lovely. Smooth & velvety texture are the bywords.
— 3 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.1

 Incredibly light, almost see-through clear, went perfectly with the slow roasted leg of lamb. We had along with its black garlic and mushroom sauce. Perfect example of drink wine, and eat food from the same location they came from.  — a month ago

with Denise

Mon M

8.9

Cattail creek wine dinner. Characteristics of pencil lead, tobacco, black cherry, and liquorish. The palate has a lifted acidity and spicy tannins but don't obscure the fruit expression. Paired with petite ribeye en persillade. — 4 months ago

GM Haggerty

9.1

I can imagine this peppery, herbally wine with Onion soup, crostini, strong cheese…. Or on its own with chocolate chip cookies. — 2 years ago