90+ Point Wines: New Zealand

Bubbling with white peach, nettle, guava and lychee perfume with an undercurrent of fresh herbs. Assertive and persistent with a vibrant backbone of lemon acidity.

Dry River's 2018 Pinot Noir boasts scents of earth, cola and plum. It's plush and atypically soft on the medium-bodied palate—no doubt the product of a warm vintage—which makes it approachable now, yet it appears... Read More

Offers a concentrated, generous mix of mango, green apple and lemon curd flavors. Sleek and juicy, with a whiff of lemon blossoms on the finish. Drink now. 3,000 cases imported.

The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc was hand delivered to me in Fremantle by winemaker Richelle Tyney from Greywacke, all the way from Marlborough, New Zealand—roughly 5,200 kilometers between us. The wine leads with passion fruit... Read More

This is a strong, classically styled bottling by Marlborough stalwart Jules Taylor. A heady combo of pineapple, passionfruit and grass is underscored by dried herbs. It flows to a palate that's crisp, dry and peachy right... Read More

Intense aromas of gooseberry, star fruit, and basil exude from this perky and delicious wine. On the palate, high-toned acidity and mouth-puckering grapefruit are surrounded by green apple and just-cut grass.

The life of the party, this lucid, bombastic Savvy B offers up heady lime, lemongrass and pink grapefruit aromas, with a whisper of dried herbs below. There's a gently slippery quality to the texture. In rushes the limey acidity... Read More

Vibrant and fresh aromas of jalapenos, slate, white pepper and wet river stones. The palate is light-bodied with a racy acidity and high-tension mouthfeel, showing flavors of snow peas, sea spray and oyster shells. Made with grapes... Read More