Great doggone wines from Dog Point
Dog Point Vineyard, one of Marlborough’s brightest stars, has just released the latest vintages on each of their four wines.
New and Noteworthy
Tyrrell’s Sacred Sites
“It’s an old vineyard but a very short tasting,” joked Chris Tyrrell as we prepared to taste the ‘complete works’ of Tyrrells’ Old Patch Shiraz.
Rapaura Springs superb sauvignon
Spring Creek Vintners is one of Marlborough’s fastest growing wine exporters and now produces wine from around 400 hectares of productive vineyard land half of which they own.
Chardonnay cavalcade
From my latest chardonnay tasting – of more than 100 mostly Australian wines – it’s obvious the 2017 vintage has been a big success.
Superstar pinot noir
Does Central Otago produce this country’s best examples of pinot noir? According to my database (and palate), the answer is yes, by a slim margin, although the other pinot noir regions are hot on Central Otago’s heels.
Semillon semsations
I love great, mature Hunter Valley semillon, so help me.
Burn Cottage pinot pleasures
Burn Cottage’s pinot noir releases are always noteworthy.
Aussie Rhône whites dazzle
The Rhône Valley white varieties are so well-suited to Australian conditions, it’s surprising we don’t see more of them.
Matt Connell’s spiritual pinot noirs
Matt Connell is from Taranaki but regards Central Otago as his spiritual home.
Variations on a nebbiolo theme
In my latest tasting of alternative red varieties, there were eight nebbiolos, from five regions.