Outstanding 95 - 100 Points
A great wine
Cellar worthy
Impeccably made
Very Good to Excellent
A wine with concentration, texture, character and quality
Premium
A wine with special qualities.
Also available, 92 Point only Stickers
Recommended
A wine that is well made, immediately drinkable and should not disappoint
A striking and familiar bouquet of minerality, variety and concentration. Aromas and flavours of boysenberry and black currant, there’s a five spice quality with anise and clove, red meats and button mushroom, some barrel spice qualities and moments of new wood bite….
Read MoreAttractive aromas of dark berries and plums, some milk chocolate and gentle peppery spices, black currant and dark roses….
Read MoreLovely dark fruited bouquet with accompanying spices, aromas of dark rapsberry and plums laced with some wood spices and earthy stone scents….
Read MoreAromas and flavours of cherry and dried plum, some sour cherry notes and red currant qualities….
Read MoreVery bright and fruity core with aromas of baking spices and soft black pepper, black currant and raspberry boysenberry scents, moderate vanilla scents and sweet smoky wood qualities….
Read MoreDeep ruby and purple hues lead to a bouquet of ripe dark red berry aromas, smoky toasty wood scents, dark spices of clove and five spice and a powerful, youthful core….
Read MoreVery attractive boquet, ripe dark red berry fruits and raspberry precede scents of vanilla and some clove with a fine toasty wood and mineral soils quality….
Read MoreAttractive bouquet of plum and black currant, there’s a violet scent and lees quality adding depth and complexity….
Read MoreVibrant dark ruby and purple core appearance leads to a bouquet of fresh black currants and plums, dark cherry and raspberry….
Read MoreA core of dark purple and ruby hues lead to a bouquet of fresh and baked raspberry, dark plums, fragrant spices and mild toasty barrel qualities with a whisper of wood smoke….
Read MoreA fantastic bouquet of concentration and power, is very expressive with aromas of dark berries and field mushrooms, fruit and barrel spices, wood smoke and very youthful energy…..
Read MoreFantastic bouquet, floral, fruity, flesh and spice, oak and power. Aromas and flavours of black cherry and raspberry, there’s a floral touch with roses then layers of oak and new wood sweetness…..
Read MoreVarietal and fruity, also developing quickly with secondary aromas available…
Read MoreRipe, fruity, varietal, youthful; aromas of dark berries and smoky wood with baking spices and a layer of black pepper….
Read MoreRipe red fruits bouquet, varietal with a fresh raspberry and black currant core, spice and smoky wood scents, youthful and enticing…..
Read MoreA deep salmon and aprioct hued appearance, very bright with aromas to match….
Read MoreIt’s hard not to think Northern Rhone when nosing this wine for the first time, but it is all Hawkes Bay with a baked gravel stone minerality, a core of dark red fruits, black currant and violets, baked plum and aged meats….
Read MoreAromas of dark berries and plum, violet with a touch of field mushroom and black spices….
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