New Zealand red wines /Good Wine Online

We're delighted to shortly be offering wines from multi award winning winery Morton Estates. They're due in to us on September 21st and are truly exceptional, including Coniglio Chardonnay - winner of Decanter's Best World Chardonnay over £10 for the last two years!

A wonderful country. I spent a year in New Zealand and toured both north and south islands. Wine making is a relatively new venture in the land of the long white cloud. There were virtually no grapes planted on south island until the 1970s! And already cool climate Marlborough has given the world a completely new style of wine with it's sensational sauvignon blanc. Love it or hate it, there's no other wine in the world like it. The cooler climate of the south island is also ideal for pinot noir and they make some stunning examples. As all the vineyards are virtually new, it's the pioneering spirit of couples and families that has been the back bone of New Zealand wine, while the rest of the world was being dominated by corporate brands. If you want a truly oustanding wine go for one that is family owned. The ones I'm recommending are superb.

Walnut Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006 75cl

13.5% abv. Hand picked grapes from a specific site in a single vineyard. Delicious wine. Full in the mouth with great fruit flavours, and really long. You really appreciate the extra weight added by subtle oak. This is a hand made wine from two brothers who've poached the best block of their parent's vineyard to make their own boutique wines. Superb.

Walnut Block Website
Price: £12.57 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Walnut Block Marlborough Pinot Noir 2006 75cl

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Forrest Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 75cl

14% abv. A stunning example of Marlborough Pinot Noir at it's best. The Marlborough region has a long slow ripening season, due to more sunshine hours than anywhere else in New Zealand. It also receives about the same amount of heat in a season as Burgundy, but this is spread over a longer period of time so each day is a little cooler. This is great for retaining acidity in the grapes while bringing them to full ripeness. Forrest Estate is a family owned winery with the emphasis on quality rather than quantity. Don't be put off by the price thinking it's too cheap to be good, this is a fabulous wine.

Forrest Estate Website
Price: £10.56 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Forrest Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 75cl

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Johner Pinot Noir Gladstone Wairarapa 2004 75cl

13.5% abv. Yes, this wine is made by the famous wine producing Johner family from Baden in Germany. They felt the conditions on the southern tip of North Island were ideal for producing excellent Pinot Noir. While Marlborough has the reputation, Wairarapa is now also producing some top quality wines. This Pinot Noir has good fruit and acidity. It's full in the mouth, smooth with a lingering finish. I personally prefer the Forrest Estate above as it has more concentrated fruit, but this wine is a little more Burgundian in style.

Price: £12.63 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Johner Pinot Noir Gladstone Wairarapa 2004 75cl

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Alan McCorkindale Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2006 75cl

13.5% abv. Great presentation but I personally found the wine a little disappointing considering how good Alan's Sauvignon is. I'm leaving it on the web site as some people may be specifically looking for it, but I would recommend the superb Walnut Block over this one.

Price: £14.28 (Including VAT at 17.5% )

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Alan McCorkindale Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2006 75cl

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