Ceres 'Inlet Vineyard' Chenin Blanc 2019, Bannockburn, Central Otago

A striking bouquet of wild flowers , wet wool and stony minerality….

2019, Chenin BlancCameron DouglasJuly 2, 2022Ceres, Chenin Blanc, Inlet vineyard, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Ceres 'Black Rabbit' Riesling 2019, Bannockburn, Central Otago

There’s a pure fruited bouquet with aromas of ripe pear and mandarin, apple and citrus, with meyer lemon and mineral….

2019, RieslingCameron DouglasJuly 2, 2022Ceres, Black Rabbit, Riesling, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Wild Estate 'W' Red Blend 2019, Waiheke Island

Bold, full and richly scented bouquet….

Carrick 'The Magnetic' Organic Pinot Noir 2019, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Aromas of dark cherry and barrel spices, clove and dusty vanilla scents, some wood smoke and dry stone mineral qualities….

Man O' War Dreadnought Syrah 2019, Waiheke Island

Ripe, varietal, smoky and complex. A complete wine with a core of baked raspberry and soft black curant fruits laced with dusty pepper spice….

2019, SyrahCameron DouglasJuly 2, 2022Man O' War, Dreadnought, Waiheke Island, syrah

Fancrest Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2019, North Canterbury

Aromas of roses and red apple, peach and moments of apricot stone and preserved citrus peel.….

Carrick Cairnmuir Terraces EBM Organic Chardonnay 2019, Central Otago

I tasted this wine over three days - reason being it has as a closed bouquet when first opened and is taut on the palate (day 1)…..

Two Paddocks Proprietor's Reserve 'The Fusilier 777' Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019, Central Otago

This is the inaugural release of the 777 wine from the Fusilier vinayard, made entirely from the 777 clone of Pinot Noir….

Two Paddocks Proprietor's Reserve 'The Fusilier' Pinot Noir 2019, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Complex, sophisticated, very seductive and captivating with an immediate sense of place. I know this vineyard and…

Two Paddocks Proprietor's Reserve 'The Last Chance' Earnsclough Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019, Alexandra, Central Otago

Fabulous bouquet with a sense of time and place, pinosity and release aromas and flavours of velvet red cherry and dried raspberry, dried fruits and dried herbs….

Tohu Single Vineyard 'Whenua Matua' Chardonnay 2019, Upper Moutere, Nelson

Flavours of cashew nut and barrel spices are layered between roasted apple and peach, grapefruit and flowers then a distinctive stony mineral quality….

2019, ChardonnayCameron DouglasJune 21, 2022Tohu, Single Vineyard, chardonnay, Upper Moutere, Nelson, 2019

LVCA Ludwig Vanneron 'Le Galant' 2019, Hawkes Bay

A bold and very expressive bouquet, cpmplex and youthful, toasty and new….

Toi Toi Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2019, Hawke's Bay

A lovely varietal smoky lift with aromas and flavours of baked red berries and black currant, there’s a definitive peppery spice and wood smoke combination….

2019, SyrahCameron DouglasJune 9, 2022Toi Toi, Gimblett Gravels, syrah, Hawkes Bay, Hawke's Bay