Black Market Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Marlborough

Ripe, varietal, fresh, fruity and classic with aromas and flavours of lime and passionfruit, green apple and fresh herbs, lemon and white flowers….

Sauvignon BlancCameron DouglasOctober 27, 2021Black Market, Marlborough, Premium, 92 Points

Mischief Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Waipara

A very nice mix of fresh tropical and white fleshed tree fruits, sweet grapefruit and myriad of fresh herbs driving the bouquet.

Sauvignon BlancCameron DouglasOctober 27, 2021Mischief, Waipara, 92 Points, Premium

Batch Winery Thomas Legacy Cabernet Franc 2019, Waiheke Island, Auckland

A bouquet of savoury dried herbs and fresh black berries, dark olives, preserved violet and dark plums with a hard clay and stony soil then toasty dark spices of French barrel….

Cameron DouglasOctober 26, 2021Batch Winery, Waiheke Island, Auckland, 94 Points, Excellent

Fromm Syrah 2019, Marlborough

A bouquet of Marlborough and Syrah with a distinctive and individual varietal signature featuring a sense of place and time…

SyrahCameron DouglasOctober 26, 2021Fromm, Marlborough, 94 Points, Excellent

Dry River Lovat Vineyard Syrah 2019, Martinborough

A fascinating, complex bouquet and palate with aromas and flavours of roasted dark berries, wood smoke and violets….

SyrahCameron DouglasOctober 26, 2021Dry River, Martinborough, Wairarapa, 95 Points, Outstanding

Lowburn Ferry Home Block Pinot Noir 2019, Central Otago

Complex, mineral, a core of ripe dark red berry fruit aromas, mineral and spice…

Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 26, 202195 Points, Outstanding, Central Otago, Lowburn Ferry

Matawhero Church House Pinot Noir 2021, Gisborne

Aromas of a very youthful Pinot Noir, ripe, fresh, primary, varietal and enthusiastic bouquet. Red cherry and plum, wild raspberry and cranberry flavours….

Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 26, 202192 Points, Premium, Gisborne, Matawhero

Matawhero Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2020, Gisborne

A powerful aroma core of fruit, spice laden, pure and fresh. Scents of white fleshed nectarine and citrus, fresh red apple and honeysuckle, white spice and mineral….

Pinot GrisCameron DouglasOctober 26, 202193 Points, Excellent, Gisborne, Dry Farmed, Matawhero

Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, Auckland

Still my favourite expression from the Kumeu River stable of wines. Power and elegance, purity and speaks of site…

ChardonnayCameron DouglasOctober 25, 2021Kumeu River, Auckland, 97 Points, Outstanding

Blank Canvas Escaroth Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019, Marlborough

A perfumed, complex bouquet with aromas of roses and ripe cherry, a soft raw sugar and baking spices scent with a core of silty soil minerality.

Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 21, 2021Blank Canvas, Single Vineyard, Escaroth Vineyard, Marlborough

Urbnvino Dunedin Pinot Noir 2018, Central Otago

Bright and enticing core of dark cherry and sweet plum, raspberry and forest flowers. Scents of stony soils and brambly dried herb….

Pinot NoirCameron DouglasOctober 21, 2021Central Otago

Blank Canvas Settlement Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019, Marlborough

A powerful and distinctive bouquet with a core complexity built around ripe red berry fruit, a natural savoury dried herb complexity, a gentle sweetness of oak and baking spice scents to match, there’s density and richness alongside power and finesse….

The Hunting Lodge Merlot Malbec Cabernet 2020, Hawkes Bay

Plums and milk chocolate, black currant and vanilla, blackberry and violets, a bouquet with complexity and enticing red berry fruit aromas….

Red blendCameron DouglasOctober 21, 2021The Hunting Lodge, Hawkes Bay, 92 Points, Premium

Les Jamelles Syrah Grenache 2020, Pays d'Oc, France

An enticingly juicy and fruity bouquet and palate with aromas and flavours of cherries and raspberries, granite-like soil notes, red flowers and plum….