Mineral, precise, long on the palate with beautiful sapidity and a finish of sage.

"Golden straw yellow. Beautiful nose of stones, oyster shell, acacia honey and just a touch of oak. Subtle, ripe lemon and peach with a waxy, minerally undertow. Viscous and long. Genuine and complex. Tocai aka Friulano taken seriously, as is rarely done." 17.5, Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com

Powerful, upright, mineral, with notes of peach, grapefruit, butter, fresh (beautiful acidity), balanced, and persistent. Its power pairs perfectly with the delicacy of sushi.

Elegant wine, mineral, with notes of peach, honey, and butter, fresh (beautiful acidity), balanced and persistent.

Elegant, mineral, with notes of peach and lychee, fresh (nice acidity), and persistent.

"Golden straw yellow. A big hit of oak. A little like panna cotta with rich yellow fruit underneath and with a saline note. The oak is much more tied in with the lemony peach fruit, but it is certainly not hiding. Supple, nervy acidity stitches the fruit and oak together. Very long and focused." 17, Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com

"Walter Speller Golden straw yellow. Classy nose of sweet-savoury, complex oak with hazelnut touches, wet stones and a hint of oyster shell and acacia honey. Ripe lemon with a stony, minerally layer underneath. Focused, linear lemon and green-peach fruit filled out with just-perceptible oak. Very long and complex and in need of further bottle age." 17, Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com

"This a textbook, elegant style of Marlborough Pinot, with pretty aromatics of cranberry, tobacco leaf, baking spice, red plum and cherry. The palate has layered fruit, nice flow, a touch of oak, moderate tannins and good carry. Fruit is drawn from across the region, including the Southern Valleys, Awatere and the tiny southern subregion of Kekerengu Coast. Winemaker Simon Waghorn...