"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...

"There's convincing weight to the 2022 Pinot Gris Sleepers Vineyard from the Kēkerengū Coast. This is a dry, full-bodied, savory New Zealand interpretation of Pinot Gris. Yes, it has pure pear and apple fruit notes plus a fragrant florality, but they've also managed to capture savory, pastry hints and a spiced character that sparks memories of dining out in Alsace....

"Aromas of golden apples, yellow pears and acacia followed by honeycomb and lemon marmalade. Sweet, medium-bodied wine with crisp acidity. Delightful and easygoing. Drink or hold. Screw cap." 90, James Suckling

This wine has Gooseberries, white and black currants, lime peel and grapefruit on the nose, followed by a Medium-bodied palate with lime, gooseberry and citrus flavours, minerally texture and a long crisp finish. Serve chilled alonside leafy summer salads, fresh oysters and seafood of all types. Pairs well with aromatic herbs like mint and coriander — a great match with...

"A fruity and refined wine with blackberry, black-chocolate and subtle berry and spice character. Medium body, medium tannins and a succulent finish. 65% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 15% cabernet sauvignon. Mostly from grapes of Castillon with some vats from top estates. Delicious now, but can age." 92, James Suckling

"The 2020 Barbaresco Asili Riserva is a sensual beauty. Dark and expansive on the palate, with gorgeous resonance, the 2020 is seriously impressive. Wild cherry, lavender, cedar, new leather and spice build effortlessly in the glass as the 2020 works its way through the mid-palate and into its beautifully reverberating finish. The 2020 is quite simply one of the very...

"Lush, ripe blueberries, fleshy black cherries, baked plums, minerals and violets. A touch of cocoa powder and espresso beans. Concentrated and full-bodied on the palate with lots of flavors rounded by filigreed tannins. Ripe, fleshy core of dark fruit in the middle. Long and broad. Already drinkable, but better from 2025." 95, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling

"Medium ruby-purple, the 2021 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard opens slowly on the nose to a core of wild blackberry and blueberry, revealing tones of forest floor, licorice, bitters and floral potpourri as it spends time in the glass. The light-bodied palate is soft and juicy with surprisingly concentrated flavors for its delicate frame, and it has a long,...