The 2024 Albariño Leirana is from Salnés, Rías Baixas. This aged in stainless steel and foudre. It opens with linden, acacia and floral aromas, with hints of spice and peach. The palate is saline, slender and lively, with...

Sourced predominately from sandy soils on the same property as the Lunita Pinot Noir, the 2024 Mainqué Chardonnay opens with a fresh, lifted bouquet with floral and herbal flourishes that gain volume with aeration. The...

A blend of six vineyards, this already displays charming aromas of yellow-skin apple, nectarine and nashi pear. Firm acidity and a very light textural grip. There's a degree of flesh on the palate but not too much.

From vines planted in 1955 on riverbed pebbles, this is perhaps the most seductive of the Chacra Pinots. Alluring aromas of cardamom, bay leaves and Indian spices weave through ripe red cherries and iris. A smoky...

The white 2024 Macharnudo San Cayetano comes from a very old plot of Palomino in Pago Macharnudo, San Cayetano, where the natural concentration is very high. San Cayetano has different exposures, and this is selected from...

The 2024 Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc leads with a lean, complex nose that is layered with preserved citrus, paw paw, stewed apple and white pineapple. The wine has excellent texture on the palate; the phenolic grip here...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Royal St. Robert is fabulous. Deeply pitched spice notes, blood orange, new leather, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco meld into a core of sweet red cherry fruit, mint, spice and cedar. This is one of the...

Based on 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Semillon (from Napa and Sonoma County) and aged in 27% new oak, the 2024 Sauvignon Blanc offers juicy citrus and hints of grapefruit intermixed with minty flowers on the nose. It's...

The premium Riesling from this historic Eden Valley producer offers layers of aroma and flavor, from lime leaf, delicate floral and spice to something more mineral and earth-derived. The palate is dry and zesty with...

This classic Sauvy B from an iconic producer continues to be a favorite poolside or anytime in your glass. Crowd pleasing zippy aromatics of citrus segments, lemon grass, papaya, and notes of white flowers on the nose...

Lemon-lime sorbet leads on this heady Hawke's Bay Sauvy B, the pineapple, fennel and green herbal notes following just behind. It's bright and fresh with lovely texture to juxtapose the crisp acidity, flavor concentration...

A silky, streaming rosé, with hidden density behind its savory notes of salty lime, pink grapefruit and herbs. Offers loads of verve and poise before giving way to talc-fine mineral elements and a refined beam of acidity...

Fragrant, and a ton of personality, nuanced stone fruits, white pear, greengage, apple blossom, citrus, gunsmoke and cumin spices. A delicious, moreish wine. Organic farming. Andrea Delpiano winemaker, 5.5ha estate. Just...

This shows what was possible in the challenging 2024 vintage. Very youthful, energetic and crisp with a healthy core of moderately dry tannins. The pronounced minerality is as striking as the abundant black-cherry and...