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Awapuni Point Pinot Noir 2007
NZD $21.95 NZD $19.95
We have been struggling to maintain supply of this ever popular Pinot Noir. It has become our best selling Pinot Noir and this new vintage 2007 is going to raise the bar even further. A lot of you that have tried the previous vintages I'm sure will agree that at the price, it is really unbeatable. Having tried it at various times, it gives other Pinot Noirs at around $30 a run for their money. It's full bodied, savoury and concentrated with game and forrest floor characteristics. Made by the renowned Alan McCorkindale who is very well known for not ever compromising quality. Drinking well now or will cellar for another 3 years.
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Pleasant Valley Pinot Noir 2006
NZD $24.95
Pleasant Valley Red All It's good to see that finally Pinot Noir winemakers in this country are waking up to the fact that not everybody wishes to spend $40-$50 to get a decent Pinot Noir, unfortunately there is still the exception and Pleasant Valley is definitely one of them. We were quite taken back by the quality of this wine, frankly we thought it would be between $40-$50 until we knew the price. It is a soft savoury and plumy Pinot Noir, in other words what Pinot Noir should be like. The 2006 vintage even though it was a good one, is ready for drinking now. Lovely cherry and soft plumy flavours, slightly savoury, well balanced oak and wonderful forrest floor characters. Having tried this alongside other Pinot Noirs at $30+ let me tell you, it delivers! All of this at the price of $22.95.
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Two Paddocks Picnic Pinot Noir 2008
NZD $32.95 NZD $28.95
You will all be familiar now with Sam Neil's Two Paddocks Pinot Noir. This is his second label, Picnic, sourced from his Two Paddocks vineyards in Alexandra and Gibbston. We believe that this Pinot offers extraordinarily good value for money particularly in the view of other Pinot Noir prices. It is an early drink style Pinot Noir which displays typical Pinot flavours of game, thyme and mushroom yet characteristically very Central Otago in style. The wine delivers a medium structure coupled with good fruit, clean acidity and good purity, being of good depth and mouth appeal. Drink now or keep for 3-4 years.
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Kawarau Estate Pinot Noir 2008
NZD $33.95
Aged for 10 months in French oak barrels, this wine is generally harvested from the younger vines and displays cherries, blackcurrant and raspberry aromatics and flavours. With gentle tannins, this is a refined and elegant wine which with time will soften and develop those subtle characters which are very typically found in this sub region of Central Otago. It is a wine that however is drinking very well now exhibiting dry herbs, good savoury notes and well balanced acidity.
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Simon Bize Bourgogne "Les Perrieres" Rouge 2003
NZD $37.95 NZD $34.95
A lot of you will be familiar with Simon Bize for being one of the top 10 producers in Burgundy. This single vineyard wine expresses typical terroir of Burgundy which in vintages like 2003 even though warm but still terrific red Burgundy. This Pinot Noir is clean, subtle and juicy yet offers depth, concentration and staying power. It is drinking beautifully now on the palate it delivers savoury notes, forrest undergrowth and truffle shavings. It's a great wine to cellar from 2008-2010.
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Isabel Estate Pinot Noir 2005
NZD $39.95
Isabel Estate is one of Marlborough's largest privately owned wine estates, and is one of the very few vineyards in the region that makes all of its wine from it's own grape supply. The vineyard was established in 1982 by Michael and Robyn Tiller for the purposes of supplying the growing Marlborough wine industry with premium fruit. One of the many wineries Isabel Estate were respsonible for supplying was the coveted Cloudy Bay winery.
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Simon Bize Bourgogne "Les Perrieres" Rouge 2007
NZD $39.95 NZD $36.95
A lot of you will be familiar with Simon Bize for being one of the top 10 producers in Burgundy. This single vineyard wine expresses the typical terroir of Burgundy which in vintages like 2007 have produced a classic style with racy acidity, soft velvety tannins and tremendous middle palate. The bouquet is loaded with Spring flowers and lavender, on the palate it is clean, subtle and juicy yet offers depth, concentration with superb aromas of truffle shavings and forrest undergrowth. This is starting to drink beautifully now but will also cellar for another 4-5 years.
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Domaine Joseph Voillot Bourgogne Pinot Noir Vieilles Vignes 2005
NZD $42.95 NZD $39.95
Every single wine that he produces is exceptional. His Meursault, his Volnay, his Pommard etc. This is our latest exclusive import which is Old Vines Pinot Noir from the outstanding vintage of 2005. Having tasted this against the very best of New Zealand Pinot Noirs, it doesn't just compare, it is as good and in many cases better at half of the price! At the moment it shows a great bouquet of fungi, dry cepes and oyster mushroom. On the palate it is rich with an abundance of forrest floor, truffle and wet leaf. Mouth watering acidity, ripe with a little wild strawberry, incredible focus, length and purity. A total reflection of its terroir but yet with a modern appeal. For lovers of excellent Pinot Noir, why spend up to $60-$70 on some other Pinot Noirs when this delivers better at half of the price.
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Neudorf Pinot Noir "Toms Block" 2007
NZD $42.95
Enticing pinot colour, clarity and hue. Deep complex earthy nose with a lick of leather around wild berry, forest floor notes. Search for touches of liquorice, coffee, cream, cherries and plums. With a broad palate the wine sweeps around the mouth leaving a long lingering after taste.
This is a serious, sumptuous wine with a slinky component and linen textured phenolics. Oak handling is subtle and tannins are fine and rich and spread through the wine. Tom's Block can be enjoyed at all levels it is a generous Pinot to share over grilled lamb rack and garlicky potatoes or as a more intense experience with Confit of duck or a braise of rabbit.
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Alan McCorkindale Pinot Noir 2007
NZD $42.95 NZD $34.95
An outstanding example of what Waipara can do with Pinot Noir. Exclusively sourced from Alan McCorkindale’s own vineyards which are low cropped, non irrigated, close planted and the results are obvious, ripe, not green like many others but lovely racy acidity, savoury rather than fruity, oaky and clumsy, concentrated with lovely middle palate. This is a Pinot Noir that you drink now but you may also keep for another 3-4 years. At the price of $34.95 it makes many others at double the price just very expensive!
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James Pinot Noir 2005
NZD $44.95
Named as a tribute to his son James, Colin Carruthers Q.C. has shown a keen interest not only in the consumption of wine but also in making it. As far back as the mid 90's, he purchased an 11.3 hectare block in the then unproven and unknown area of Te Muna Rd in Martinborough. Since then leading winemakers in the area have followed suit and the area has become extremely well recognised and established. We came across this Pinot via one of our customers who had tried it and was impressed by it. We have tasted it and retasted it against some top flight New Zealand Pinot Noir and in its price bracket it offers unbeatable value for money. It is very well constructed with clean, racy acidity, structure and round middle palate yet displaying some very upfront fruits of dry cherry, wild strawberry and fungi. Drinking extremely well now but will also develop for another 2-3 years.
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Alan McCorkindale Rose Brut 2002
NZD $53.95 NZD $49.95
Out of stock
His flagship label from a single vineyard that expresses the essence of superb Method Sparkling. A blend of 95% Pinot Noir and 5% Meunier and aged for 4 years of yeast lees. This is just sensational, lots of fruit, strawberries, marzipan, nutmeg, wild berries with lots of concentration, excellent middle palate and terrific bubbles. If your budget doesn’t allow for a top Rose Champagne, this is a great substitute.
