Rioja of Ages
The Eguren family are Spain’s leading producer of single estate Rioja
and produce, in the words of Wine Spectator Magazine, "a stable of some of
the most interesting wines in Spain”.
Spectator also describe their chief winemaker, Marcos Eguren as "One
of the country’s most heralded winemakers.” In Wine Spectator’s most recent
tasting of 675 Spanish wines they produced 2 out of the 3 top scoring wines.
These following two wines are two of their most distinctive individual vineyard
Riojas: San
Vincente 2007 and El Puntido
2007 Normally $99.85 we can offer these wines to you for a paltry $79.95 email alastair if
you would like to purchase.
Orenllaia 2008 - Brilliant Wine, Brilliant Price
We have a fantastic deal on a superb vintage of this super-premium super Tuscan. Normally priced at $370.00 we can offer this at only $287.50. read some reviews here. If you are interested please email Alastair to secure this superb wine
Tom and Kupe Chardonnay
There have been a couple of North Island Chardonnays
released fairly recently that have caught my eye. Aside from the sheer quality
of these two, both share more than a nod to the Old World.
Both are new labels from respected wineries, one is only its second release and
the other its third...read more
The Future Looks Wild - Discovery Point Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Necessity is the mother of invention, and the new style of Sauvignon might just be coming along at an opportune time in New Zealand wine. Stephen Bennett MW's Discovery Point is one wine leading the charge.. read more
Bragato Champion Wine Available at Regional
The
Champion Wine of the Show at the 2010 Bragato Wine Awards can now be purchased
from Regional Wines. Very limited quantities of the Cobblestone Vineyards Te Muna Pinot Noir
2009 have been made available...read more
Hawke's Bay Icon Wines
As our wine industry develops, a number of wines
have set themselves apart, true icons for the rest of the players to aspire to,
and wines that have the greatest respect and high demand for the wine
lover. We highlight two which are in the very top level, the Trinity Hill ‘Homage’ Syrah and Church Road ‘Tom’...read more
Crazy Martinborough Red - Vynfields 'Mad Rooster' 2008
The only commercially bottled
wine that is based wholly on the mysterious 'Mad Red' grape of Martinborough is Vynfields ‘Mad
Rooster’. Kaye McAulay and John Bell
inherited a few rows of the vine, and hesitantly making a wine from it, sold it
ex-cellar door. However the interest in
this unique wine was such they planted more by way of cuttings to meet the
demand...read more
Shell Out for the Nautilus 2008 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Twins
2008 was generally a difficult harvest in Marlborough, with high
yields and disease pressure a constant threat to the quality. Yet Nautilus unsurprisingly made an
outstanding pair of wines from the burgundian varietal twins of Chardonnay and
Pinot Noir. They are worth ‘shelling
out” for...read more
Mondillo Pinot Noir 2009 Set to be Memorable
The Mondillo Central Otago
Pinot Noir 2009 has now arrived instore, and it too is set to be as memorable
as its predecessors. The wine was made
by star winemaker Rudi Bauer, who also
has his own Quartz reef vineyard in Bendigo...read more
Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2007
The Chateau de Beaucastel
Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2007 has just arrived into Regional Wines. Run by the Perrin family, Chateau de Beaucastel
is truly one of the great estates of the Rhone,
if not the world. Based at Courthezon,
all 13 permitted grape varieties are planted in its 100 hectares, and used in
the blend...read more
Ngatarawa's Chardonnays for Now
Chardonnay has been Alwyn and
Ngatarawa’s specialty. Chardonnay constituted over 4.0
hectares of the original 10.9 ha planted when Ngatarawa was
established, and
this was the largest planting in Hawke’s Bay at the time. We offer two Ngatarawa Chardonnays from the
excellent 2007 vintage, beautiful and friendly drinking, right now...read more
Central Otago 2006 Super-Premium Pinot Noir
The 2006 vintage in Central
Otago was one of the earliest on record, the fruit ripening
quickly, and one of abundance. This led
to an early appraisal of high quality, which in turn led to a number of
super-premium Pinot Noir releases.
We offer three wines that will develop superbly...read more
Instinct Wines - Intuitively Good
The Instinct label of Kate
Radburnd has allowed CJ Pask to play with fruit beyond the
home base of the Gimblett Gravels. Kate understands that wine
regions have different strengths and the Instinct wines can take advantage of
this...read more
Ornellaia - Italian First Growth
The 'Ornellaia' 2007 has been rated by The Wine Advocate higher than
the 2007 releases of Chateaux Latour, Margaux, Nouton-Rothschild, Haut-Brion,
Petrus, Le Pin and Cheval Blanc, which cost two to four times or more...read more
Suave 2007 Spatlesen from the Mosel
The Bischofliche Weinguter is composed of the
Hohe Domkirche (Cathedral of Trier), Bischofliches Priesterseminar (Bishops’
Priest Seminary) and Bischofliches Konvikt (Bishops’ Convent) and thus is the largest Mosel winegrowing estate
under single management. We have two excellent value spatlesen...read more
Super Star Spanish Reds
The wine world is increasingly
startled by the developments in Spain
that are coming to fruition and some fantastic releases
are coming onto the market. Three such
wines have come our way recently...read more
Kevin Judd's Greywacke Wines Grow
Following the
outstanding Sauvignon Blanc release in spring last year, we have all been
keenly awaiting Kevin Judd’s further releases under his Greywacke label. His aromatic wines have now been allocated to us...read more
Mills Reef Cabernet/Merlots are Gimblett Gravels Showcase Wines
We highlight the two Mills
Reef Cabernet and Merlot blends from the outstanding 2007 vintage here. They make particularly instructive tasting a
drinking together, one offering great value, the other a richness that lifts it
out of the ordinary...read more