The Cabbage Tree Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004. Photo / Greg Bowker
2004 The Cabbage Tree Vineyard Pinot Noir
A tiny, hands-on boutique vineyard in Martinborough. Good of them to give this wine a few years before release. Complex, toasty oak, wild berries and aniseed. Lovely.
Price: $35 2008
Neudorf Moutere Pinot Gris
A classy Nelson producer which can always be relied on. A prestige pinot gris, concentrated, seamless, lots of quince pie with hints of grapefruit and nectarine. Great texture.
Price: $28-30
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