2024 Atipico 'Omaka Valley Blanc' Sauvignon Blanc charddonay under the autumnal branches of

under the autumnal branches of the plum tree

Hawkes Bay-based Amy Farnsworth has steadily built one of the most recognisable ranges in the new wave of New Zealand natural wine

Gently pressed

The 2024 La Famille Cotes du Rhone has been sourced directly from top Rhône producer the Lavau family (Maison Lavau)

The wines themselves are laser-precise

2024 Atipico 'Omaka Valley Blanc' Sauvignon Blanc charddonay under the autumnal branches of100% Sauvignon Blanc, but as the name Atipico would suggest, a little atypical in that it has been skin fermented for 9 days. A complex wine with a nose of jasmine, fennel and citrus, the wine has a rich, pithy texture to it, nice juicy ripe phenolics (mouth feel) and immense tension, texture and length. Vineyard The wine comes from a small block of Sauvignon Blanc grown in the Omaka Valley, near the end of Brookby Road. A gentle sheltered ridge on