Main Divide (Waipara) 2023 Riesling

Winery note
"Upon release it has a bright lemon hue. A rousing fusion of citrus, floral and flinty aromas tantalise the nose. Zesty notes of grapefruit, lime peel, and quince are melded with jasmine and orange blossom, underpinned with a steely mineral core. The mouthfeel is vibrant and energised, showcasing both richness and an elegant structure. Subtle sweetness is contrasted with zippy acidity that creates a pleasing tension, paving the way for a prolonged and tangy finish. grapes were picked in stages during late March and early April. Some parcels were intentionally left to hang until later so they could be harvested with a portion of noble botrytis. The free run juice was then slowly fermented at cool temperatures to help the wine retain its vibrant fruit characters and varietal purity. During this time daily tasting was undertaken to assess levels of acidity, alcohol and residual sweetness, with the fermentation being stopped once the right balance was achieved. Winemaking intervention was intentionally kept to a minimum to allow the vintage, variety, and vineyard to express itself harmoniously. At all stages, from fermentation to bottling, the wine was handled very carefully to help it retain a little of its naturally dissolved carbon dioxide. This may result in a small amount of spritzig when first poured, accentuating the freshness and liveliness of the wine."

Main Divide (Waipara) 2023 Sauvignon Blanc

"Grapes were sourced from our own Te Hau vineyard on Georges Road. They were left to hang until a brix level of approximately 23 brix was reached, the aim being to add some additional richness in the wine. After gentle pressing of the berries, the free run juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks at cool temperatures and bottled shortly after, to retain its zesty aromas and vibrant fruit character. Winemaking intervention was intentionally kept to a minimum to allow the vintage, variety, and vineyard to express itself harmoniously. On release the wine is pale lemon in colour. Rising to greet the nose is a feisty melange of citrus, floral and herbaceous fragrances. Grapefruit, lime, and a touch of passionfruit are interlaced with elderflower, fresh-cut grass, jalapeno, and whisp of lemongrass. The palate is well weighted, complemented with racy acidity and a zesty mouthfeel. Juicy and refreshing, the performance closes with a lengthy, crisp finish, demanding an immediate encore."

Main Divide (Waipara) 2024 Gewurztraminer

Winery description

"Picking occurred in mid-April. After arrival at the winery, the grapes were crushed and then left in contact with their skins for a short time to macerate. Following pressing, the juice was transferred into old oak puncheons, where it was left to ferment naturally. The wine was then matured for approximately 3 months in these barrels prior to bottling. A delightful patchwork of sweet and savoury aromas titillate the nose, lychee, mango and Turkish delight at first, segueing into notes of cinnamon, cloves, potpourri, and a lick of ginger. The palate is opulent and plush, with a textured mouthfeel backed by refreshing acidity and subtle sweetness. Pre-ferment skin contact has added some additional structure together with ripe phenolics, balancing the wine and complementing its off-dry, spicy finish."

Mansion House Bay (Marlborough) 2022 Sauvignon Blanc

Supplier Mega Vintage Clearance

5 Stars (93 Points) - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Bright and intensely aromatic, the wine shows passionfruit, kaffir lime, fig and green apple notes on the nose, leading to a fabulously flavoursome palate that's succulent and lingering. Splendidly expressive and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2025." Sam Kim

The 2022 Mansion House Bay Sauvignon Blanc has a fine and elegant palate with flavours of grapefruit, lime, white peach and varietal herbaceous notes.  Clean and dry on the finish, this is a medium bodied wine that leaves the palate fresh and wanting more.

This wine is ready to be enjoyed now or within three to five years of the vintage date.

Try this wine with fresh seafood, including Marlborough’s famous green-shell mussels, summer salads, poultry and goat’s cheese

Mariluna (Spain) 2023 Blanco

90 Points - James Suckling
Gold Medal - Mundus Vini (2022 vintage)

Verdejo 85% and 15% Macabeo

A bright, clean, straw-yellow colour. Very aromatic in the nose, fresh and with notes of white flowers, citrus and apricot. In the mouth it is pleasant, with good acidity, complex and with a creamy touch. It is rich and with a long afertaste.

Perfect with appetisers, white fish, seafood, fresh cheeses and salads. Best served at a temperature of 8-10ºC. Organic and Vegan friendly.

Martins Pick Up (Sth Australia) 2021 Chardonnay

This label is produced  by a highly awarded and family owned winery, with over 150 years legacy based in the Barossa. This South Australia label is popular in the US and the UK.

Named after the original pickup truck, that used to come to deliver wine to the locals. This is a classic South Aussie Chardonnay. 

Pale straw in colour. Classic Chardonnay aromas of fresh white peach and ripe melons complimented by subtle hints of vanilla and toast from French oak. Rich fruit flavours and creamy textures are perfectly balanced by crisp acidity, flavours that immediately entice the palate from the first glass.

Matahiwi (Hawkes Bay) 2022 Holly Chardonnay

Gold Medal - China Wine and Spirits Awards
94 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Sourced from two great vineyards in Hawke’s Bay, this is a rich barrel fermented Chardonnay in the classic style with the accent on complexity and fruit weight.

Perfect with seafood, roast chicken or huhu grubs sautéed in garlic butter. Already enjoyable, this wine will continue to improve over the next 3 to 7 years.

Matahiwi Estate (Wairarapa) 2023 Pinot Gris

Top Wairarapa in the Aotearoa Regional Wine Competition
93 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Silver Medal - China Wine Spirits Awards
On the nose is typically varietal, with pure aromas of melon, pears and citrus zest. The palate is supple and juicy, with luscious tropical fruit and a fine mineral thread, leading to a fresh and sustained finish.

Matahiwi Estate (Wairarapa) 2023 Sauvignon Blanc

Gold Medal - CWSA Awards
Silver Medal - Texsom Awards
91 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 

Supeb Wairarapa Sauvignon oozing gooseberry and lime characters. Clean and fresh, this is a wine to surely please any Sauvignon Blanc drinker!

Matahiwi Reserve (Wairarapa) 2022 Chardonnay

On the nose fresh elderflower, melon and stonefruit are enhanced by smoky oak and fresh bread aromas. The palate is packed with ripe lemon, nectarine, butter and toast , underpinned with a fine mineral thread. Excellent on its own this wine is versatile with food, fresh flounder and lemongrass , or chicken puff pie being a few favourites.

Matawhero (Gisborne) 2022 Church House Bf Chardonnay

Gold Medal - New Zealand International Wine Show 2023
5 Stars - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 Points - Cameron Douglas MS

Purchased by Richard & Kirsten Searle in 2008, the 15 hectare Matawhero Estate has now been replanted and revitalised.
“This revival comes from our passion to produce distinctive single vineyard wines with the intense fruit flavours and roundness that is reflective of the Gisborne terroir. We wanted to truly showcase the best of our wonderful region.”

Winery description
"Lovely golden colour. Ripe peach and melon layered with butterscotch and toasty oak notes. The palate is big, rich and full with great length and weight."

Vegan 

Matawhero (Gisborne) 2022 Church House Chenin Blanc

94 Points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 Points – Cameron Douglas, MS

These guys know Chenin Blanc
The grapes for this wine were sourced Peter Briant’s vineyard in the Patutahi region just across the river from Matawhero.

Pale straw with golden highlights. Aroma is citrus blossom, floral and orange zest notes. Lime, stonefruit and honeysuckle flavours with nice acidity cover the palate. Enjoy with seafood and poultry. Vegan Friendly.

Matawhero (Gisborne) 2024 Single Vineyard Gewurztraminer

5 Stars – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
92 Points  – Cameron Douglas, MS

Iconic winery operated by Richard and Kirsten Searle. Fruit from Gisbornes Patutahi region. The first vineyard in New Zealand to plant Gewürztraminer, this is a clean fruit-driven style with richness and great aromatics.
Pale straw with hints of gold. An exotic rose petal, clove, lychee and star anise notes. Clean fruit-driven style, rich and full with lychee, Turkish delight, spice and ginger notes. A broad wine that persists well.

Vegan 

ME by Matahiwi (Hawkes Bay) 2022 Chardonnay

90 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Ever popular with Winesale customers. ME Chardonnay from Matahiwi Estate is back with a new vintage.

ME by Matahiwi (NZ) 2024 Pinot Gris

90 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
 

Fruit for this wine was selected from mature vineyards in the North Island that consistently produce outstanding Pinot Gris grapes. 

This is a wonderfully luscious wine with aromas of pear and spice on the nose and a tropical richness on the palate which is well balanced and off-dry. Enjoy in its youth or cellar for 2-3 years.

ME by Matahiwi (Wairarapa) 2023 Sauvignon Blanc

Gold Medal and Best Value - China Wine and Spirits Awards
Silver Medal - New Zealand International Wine Show
Silver Medal - Japan Wine Show
91 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

Classic Wairarapa Sauvignon, from a great vintage. Big tropical fruit flavours, full of Passionfruit, Honeydew melon and ripe green apple. Learn to love Sauvignon Blanc again.

Mount Ridge (AUS) 2023 Chardonnay

The Mount Ridge wines offer unbelievable value.

The Giesen team have done it again bringing to the table a chardonnay that is increddible value, using selected Australian fruit.

Vibrant and fleshy with aromas of summer stonefruit and baked bread. Flavours of crisp apple and nectarine with light oak and minimal butterieness.

Mount Ridge (South Africa) 2023 Sauvignon Blanc

Classic Sauvignon Blanc from Giesen owned label Mount Ridge.

The clever folks at Giesen wines have scoured the earth, to bring to you the best value Sauvignon Blanc around.
Displaying aromas of cut grass, lime and passion flower. Mouthwateringly juicy, intriguing waxy mouthfeel and a mineral finish.

Mt Difficulty (Otago) 2020 Roaring Meg Chardonnay

Matt Dicey, Winemaker
"Roaring Meg Chardonnay 2019 supple with flavours of nectarine and citrus introducing the wine. A textured soft mid-palate draws you into the wine. White fleshed peach drives the finish alongside a hint of phenolic interest. Generous and giving."

Fruit was hand-picked at peak ripeness on the 3rd, 4th, 8th, 11th and 12th of April, from Bannockburn, Pisa and Bendigo. The fruit was handled in an oxidative fashion, destemmed and pressed to concrete egg. We fermented 70% of the juice in egg, with the balance in old barriques, all with full solids using indigenous yeasts. Whilst maturing no lees stirring was utilised. The wine went through a full malolactic fermentation in spring, after which the barriques were stirred for a period. The wine was racked and filtered before being bottled, unfined, in March.

Mt Difficulty (Otago) 2023 Roaring Meg Pinot Gris

Roaring Meg Pinot Gris is the secondary label of Central Otago’s Mt.Difficulty and named after a local stream.

winemaker note
“Ripe stone fruit and citrus blossom on the nose with hints of spice, pear and iced peach tea. The palate echoes the nose with orange and tangerine citrus, yellow peach and ginger. A succulent mid palate flows through to soft acidity, plenty of bright fruit sweetness and a faint textural finish.”

Mt Difficulty (Otago) 2023 Roaring Meg Rosé

This Pinot Noir Rosé exhibits a gorgeous watermelon complexion. Savoury raspberry competes with rhubarb compote and hints of rose petal. Bright raspberry notes introduce the wine, these then flow into a linear mid palate and a clean mineral finish.

This wine exhibits a watermelon complexion with savoury raspberry, rhubarb flavours, and hints of rose petal. Followed by a clean mineral finish.

Mt Difficulty (Otago) 2024 Bannockburn Pinot Gris

New vintage release

Mt Difficulty Pinot Gris is a full bodied, rich style Gris with a step up in class you’d expect from a producer like Mount Difficulty. A result of a warmer vintage shows ripe melon, white fleshed stonefruit, pear and fresh ginger aromatic notes. The palate displays these same characters in abundance focusing on ripe succulent peach and pear notes, while the mid palate is full, creamy and well textured. The wine has a rich, spice infused finish.

Mud House (Marlborough) 2023 Chardonnay

Citrus and stonefruit aromas are complemented by a hint of toasty oak in this Marlborough Chardonnay. The palate is elegant and generously weighted with a soft texture. Ripe stonefruit and citrus flavours provide juicy acidity, complemented by a hint of flinty minerality and subtle oak spice.

Mud House (Marlborough) 2023 Sauvignon Blanc

This gorgeous example of Marlborough ‘Savvy’ has it all – snowpea, nettles and guava on the nose, complemented by citrus and melon on the palate. The front palate is peppered with notes of melon and citrus, while the crisp grapefruit-like acidity lingers and adds texture. We keep every vineyard batch separate throughout the winemaking process until blending. The final process is fining and filtering, before the wine is then bottled.