10 GREAT WAIRARAPA WINES TO TRY
SCHUBERT ‘BLOCK B’ PINOT NOIR 2018
Established in 1998, Kai and Marion Schubert produce world-class pinot noir, syrah and sauvignon blanc. The Block B pinot has spiced red cherry and baked strawberry flavours with a sophisticated and complex bouquet. A lengthy, wellmade wine. RRP $48.00
ESCARPMENT PINOT NOIR 2017
A youthful and fruit centric wine with charm and elegance. Aromas and flavours of dark red cherry, red apple skin and wild berries. Fantastic texture and mouthfeel with firm tannins. Tense, dry, complex and lengthy. A lovely wine. RRP $49.00
TE KAIRANGA JOHN MARTIN PINOT NOIR 2018
Very precise aromas and flavours of red berries with cherry, red plum and strawberry moments. A lighter toasty oak layer then mineral almost silty soil notes. Has a lengthy charming finish, very youthful and still coming into balance. RRP$ 49.99
MARTINBOROUGH VINEYARD HOME BLOCK PINOT NOIR 2018
This wine has strawberry and spice, a silty, soft mineral core with a lighter, leaner savoury complexity. Aromas and flavours of red berries with cherry and strawberry, this is a clean and precise wine. Delicious. RRP $64.99
LUNA ECLIPSE CHARDONNAY 2019
With warm, rich fruit aromas of baked and fresh peach, quince and apple, there’s also a baked custard and wood-spice combination along with a toasty oak layer. On the palate, it’s nutty, creamy and rich in flavour from fruit and wood. RRP $38.00
NGA WAKA CHARDONNAY 2018 HOME BLOCK
This is a classic, with aromas of peaches and cream, then Brazil nut butter and baking spice, then a touch of grapefruit. Bold, creamy, oaky with stone fruits on the palate. It’s full-bodied, dry, lengthy and well made. RRP $33.00
POPPIES GEWÜRZTRAMINER 2019
Fabulous bouquet with aromas and flavours of red apple and lemon honey, tropical fruit and spices. Medium acidity, weighty, spicy, warm, clean, lengthy and finishing just dry. The perfect food wine for pork, chicken or vegan dishes. RRP$55.00
THE ELDER PINOT GRIS 2019
An attractive bouquet with a mix of spicy white-fleshed fruit, leesy layers, a touch of beer and a moment of ginger biscuit. It’s lovely on the palate, with youthful, fresh, spicy, fruity and engaging textures. Gentle and creamy with a lengthy finish. RRP $42.00
ALEXANDER VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2018
A classic bouquet of Martinborough pinot noir: strawberry and cherry compote, a silty soil, then layers of oak with vanilla, clove and toasty wood suggestions. Dry, tense, fruity and textured. Lovely now and through to 2024. RRP $39.00
BIG SKY PROVENANCE PINOT NOIR 2018
Lovely bouquet with soft red berry fruits, sweet oak spices and rocky soil layers. It has an equally engaging texture on the palate, with an abundance of fine to firm tannins, medium acidity and warming alcohol. RRP $59.99