Island Vines

Whitehaven

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

I find this to be an easy drinker and a good value. Fruit salad- plenty of peach, pineapple, apricots, lemon, and some grass. A hint of tar in the nose.
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— 8 days ago

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Dawn E.

Dawn E.

@Dave always enjoyable!

Loveblock

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

This just may be my favorite NZ SB — 17 days ago

Dry Creek Vineyard

Heritage Vines Sonoma County Zinfandel

Aromas of dark cherry and black licorice. Spicy but decadent on the palate. Bold and dry finish. Very nice. — 25 days ago

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

Bodega Catena Zapata

High Mountain Vines Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Me encantó súper suave al paladar muy delicado, recomendadisimo — 2 months ago

Cloudy Bay

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

2024 Vintage is such a great wine! Notes of grapefruit, lime and citrus served chilled on a hot summer evening! Higher priced for weekday wine, but great for a celebration! — 4 days ago

Burn Cottage

Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022

Home vineyard bottling. Dark and brooding on the nose. Classic Central. Dark fruit, savoury spice, earth. The palate has good weight and concentration of dark slightly sour cherry, and wood spice. Enough acid to provide the structure needed to hold the power together — 14 days ago

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Craggy Range

Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025

SCB
9.1

Beautiful aroma, superb smell — a month ago

Matua

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Wow. I liked this more than most. Hard alkaline open. Citrus. Dry. Then a little juicy fruit on the way out. — a month ago

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Felton Road

Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019

Unmistakably Central Otago to my palate. Red plums and raspberries. 20% of the grapes were whole bunch. Also aged in 27% new oak. I must mention Neil Martin’s famous Quote, “ Whenever there is a tasting designed to challenge the supremacy of Burgundy, it is usually Felton Road that is ushered into the ring”. Very much on allocation these days and can be difficult to source. — 2 months ago

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I would very much agree with Neil.
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Better acidity than burgundy.

Turley

Old Vines California Zinfandel 2016

Ten years post vintage, the 2016 shows little sign of age. Dark, warming, smooth and rich. Dusty tannins and the 15.5% alcohol has mellowed as has the typical peppery bite on the back-end of Zins. All around, still drinking great — 2 months ago

Dog Point Vineyard

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Writing tasting impressions from memory as it has been many months but wow this was a complex, layered yet lean #marlborough #sauvignonblanc. — 4 months ago

Oyster Bay

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025

This is always a solid Sauvignon Blanc, drank last night with Matt — 4 days ago

Oyster Bay

Marlborough Pinot Noir 2023

Wild Culture Yala. — 13 days ago

Feudi di San Marzano

Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria 2018

J. Rached - Abr/2024
Álcool 14,5%
— 4 months ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

Sergio L Figueiredo

J. Rached - Abr/2024
Álcool 14,5%

Noble Vines

337 Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Medium dry with a nice finish — 25 days ago

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. — 2 months ago

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

Kono

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

had with hayden, i loved it he thought it was too sour — 4 months ago