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Friend Peter brought this wine for dinner (duck). I have not tried the Neudorf Pinot before but know the owner is very serious about Pinot from when I bumped into him at another winery I was visiting two years ago. The colour was bright cherry red and most enticing. The aromas were red cherry based with a mix of oak on top and maybe a hint of plum. The palate provided a rather well put together flavour experience that begins with bright cherry, rolls into a little cola style oak and finishes with a wisp of satsuma plum. The oak and fruit mix went really well with the duck.

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Friend Peter had an NZ holiday in March and brought some vinous treasures when he came to stay at the weekend. Wendy and I have fond memories of consuming this wine when we went on a walking trip with Abel Tasman Walks at night in the lodges. The style appears to have changed a little but it is still very drinkable. It opens with lovely lemon aromas and a little grapefruit. The palate is all about fruit that is exactly as the nose suggested except that the oak can be discerned and the acid is quite high in tune with the so called minerality style. It was great with food (tapas) and the fruit was lovely. The alcohol is listed at 14.5% yet I did not see it as being intrusive.

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I don’t generally think much of NZ chardonnay (with a few notable exceptions) but I reckon this is pretty smart. Imported by Linear Acidity.

Aromas of citrus, stonefruit, oatmeal, a wisp of smoke and some toasty oak. On the palate plenty of flavour with intense grapefruit, lime and peach fruit backed with spicy toasty oak spread on a lightly creamy base. It has bright penetrating acidity and excellent line and length. Finishes long with some ‘lime spider’ flavours. Very nice.

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The bottle shot here looks like it is falling backwards but the wine is not backwards in coming forwards. It contains 5% fermented in new oak too.

Aromas of passionfruit pulp, pineapple, capsicum, a little sweat and a dab of creamed honey. Punchy aromatics. On the palate passionfruit, citrus zest, pineapple and spicy capsicum flavours with a fairly soft texture and just enough acidity to provide a shape and cut - albeit a slightly loose fit. Finishes with zesty citrus rind and capsicum aftertaste. A more gentle expression of NZ Sauvignon Blanc.

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Eight clones, hand picked with 10% whole bunch fermentation. I have a range of wines to try from this producer and it looks like being an excellent addition to the already excellent portfolio of Victorian distributor Linear Acidity.

Aromas of cherry, strawberry, a little chocolate, light creamy oak and heavy white pepper characters. On the palate medium bodied with cherry, strawberry, pepper, spice and sour edged tamarillo flavours. Bright acidity and sappy grainy tannins. Good dry spicy finish. Varietal and tasty. A good wine but I find the white pepper characters a bit distracting.

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