New Zealand Reds

Top Wineries of New Zealand Tasting, 2025, 96 points. Judges: Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review), Jane Skelton MW (Inside Burgundy) John Saker (Te Whenua). 2024 Tūturi Pinot Noir: 94/100 Stephen Wong MW. "Deeper colour with a purple rim. Restrained aromas of macerated blackberry and bramble with dried herbs, this has a complex personality and earthy tones which expand across the mid-weight palate. Notably crisp acidity keeps everything tight and fresh. This presents itself with a lightness and elegance, held together by persistent, fine chalky tannins and has latent power which will need a year or two to express itself 20 Nov...

Top Wineries of New Zealand Tasting, 2025, 96 points. Judges: Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review), Jane Skelton MW (Inside Burgundy) John Saker (Te Whenua). Delicate and measured aromas of flowers, sweet herbs, wild strawberry and boysenberry. The palate is elegant and restrained with quieter tones but there is structure buried underneath which builds across the sustained finish. This has a lovely flow and persistent fruit which is going to need time to reveal its complexity. Very long indeed with hidden power, this will be stunning in time 20 Nov 2025. Stephen Wong 96 points.   This wine marks Alan Brady’s return to...

Top Wineries of New Zealand Tasting, 2025, 95 points. Judges: Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review), Jane Skelton MW (Inside Burgundy) John Saker (Te Whenua). Ripe aromas of black raspberry, violets and black cherry with a light dusting of cinnamon and clove lead to a plush and generous palate with velvet tannins. The fruit is ripe and very concentrated, hinting at savoury notes with dried plum and spice as the submerged tannins firm up along the back-palate. Powerful and compact with innate depth, this intense wine has excellent length and will reward cellaring for many years 20 Nov 2025. Stephen Wong MW 95 points.   The...

Top Wineries of New Zealand Tasting, 2025, 96 points. Judges: Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review), Jane Skelton MW (Inside Burgundy) John Saker (Te Whenua). High-toned and delicately floral, this has a soaring perfume which hints at oyster-shell and cool mineral notes alongside wildstrawberry and blackberry. The structure on this silky pinot noir is taut and held in by acidity, keeping everything elegant and surprisingly light-footed. Crystalline raspberry notes persist right across the very long palate, never more than light-bodied but full of energy and intensity. Intricate, detailed and poised, this uniquely silky expression will...

Top Wineries of New Zealand Tasting, 2025, 96 points. Judges: Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review), Jane Skelton MW (Inside Burgundy) John Saker (Te Whenua). Very expressive nose with perfumed clouds of sweet raspberry, strawberry, violet candy and cinnamon oak bursting forth from the glass. The palate is intensely sweet-fruited yet also held in a firm nest of tea-like grip as the submerged, velvety tannins and notes of oak build towards the finish. Very young and unevolved, it is currently dominated by flavours of violets and purple fruit with remarkable length and persistence. Powerful yet elegant, the melting fruit coulis core and vibrant...