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Cellar Door
We've pouring our wines alongside Bostock Wines in our beautiful space- the Stables.
305 Ngatarawa Road, Hastings 4175
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Wine Reviews
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2021
99/100 ★★★★★
A compelling rendition of Bordeaux-style red, the enticing bouquet shows blackcurrant, tobacco, rich floral, cedar and mixed spice aromas. It's equally gratifying on the palate with exceptional weight and persistency, wonderfully framed by finely infused tannins. This is engaging with power and finesse, combined with a wave of delectable flavours, finishing robust and sophisticated. At its best: 2027 to 2041.
Radburnd Syrah 2021
99/100 ★★★★★
It's seductively expressed on the nose showing dark plum, bouquet garni, cedar, cured meat and rich floral aromas. The concentrated palate is both refined and robust, displaying outstanding weight and depth, wonderfully enhanced by seamlessly flowing mouthfeel and finely infused tannins. The wine combines exceptional fruit purity with alluring complexity, finishing immensely long and gratifying.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2021
98/100 ★★★★★
Exhibiting stunning complexity with poise and refinement, the wine shows summer peach, fig, nougat, hazelnut and lemon peel nuances with a hint of brioche. The palate displays outstanding concentration and plush texture, superbly framed by perfectly pitched acidity. Gorgeously harmonious and sensually appealing with an impressive, expansive finish. At its best: 2026 to 2036
Penelope Rose 2024
95/100 ★★★★★
This is seriously good; the delicately fragrant bouquet shows crunchy apple, pomegranate, wild strawberry and lemon peel notes, leading to a brilliantly focused palate displaying linear mouthfeel, backed by perfectly pitched acidity. It's taut and refined with saline texture, offering fabulous drinking. At its best: now to 2027
Penelope Chardonnay 2024
94/100 ★★★★★
It's delightfully fruited and inviting on the nose, showing nectarine, rockmelon, subtle vanilla, hazelnut, and oatmeal characters. The palate displays excellent weight and focus, wonderfully complemented by fleshy texture and beautifully pitched acidity, finishing splendidly long and refined. At its best: now to 2032.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2020
97/100 ★★★★★
A spectacular offering combining grace and power; the immensely appealing bouquet shows golden peach, fig, lemon sorbet and vanillin oak characters with a hint of brioche. The powerfully concentrated palate delivers both refinement and richness, brilliantly framed by bright acidity. With a symphony of seductive flavours, it’s flatteringly classy and impeccably detailed with layers of exquisite textures and flavours. At its best: now to 2032.
Radburnd Syrah 2020
98/100 ★★★★★
It's seductively expressed on the nose showing dark plum, bouquet garni, cedar, cured meat and rich floral aromas. The concentrated palate is both refined and robust, displaying outstanding weight and depth, wonderfully enhanced by seamlessly flowing mouthfeel and finely infused tannins. The wine combines exceptional fruit purity with alluring complexity, finishing immensely long and gratifying.
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2020
98/100 ★★★★★
Exhibiting elegance with power, this gracefully composed Bordeaux-style red shows blackcurrant, subtle tobacco, olive, cedar and violet aromas on the nose. The palate delivers exceptional focus and concentration, together with refined texture and multi-layered mouthfeel, leading to a classically structured, persistent finish. Sophisticated and captivating. At its best: 2026 to 2040.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2019
97/100 ★★★★★
This is a stunning beauty; exquisitely composed and expressed showing nectarine, lemon peel, nougat, hazelnut and oatmeal aromas on the nose, followed by an impressively concentrated palate offering outstanding fruit purity combined with discreet oak infusion. It's refined and flowing to a persistent seamless finish. At its best: 2023 to 2031
Radburnd Syrah 2019
98/100 ★★★★★
This is reminiscent of a top-notch Hermitage. Exquisitely graceful yet immensely powerful. The elegantly perfumed bouquet shows Black Doris plum, violet, thyme, clove and roasted nut characters with a hint of gamey complexity. The concentrated palate exhibits impressive depth together with seamlessly flowing mouthfeel backed by layers of fine tannins, finishing persistent and engaging. The wine offers scintillating clarity as well as seductive complexity.
A superstar Syrah. At its best: 2024 to 2036
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2019
96/100 ★★★★★
Sweetly ripe and splendidly complex with blackcurrant, Black Doris plum, green olive, floral and cedar nuances, it’s gorgeously refined in the mouth displaying fine texture and polished tannins. Classically styled with sophistication, structure and persistence.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2018
96/100 ★★★★★
Immensely complex and engaging with ripe peach, grapefruit, oatmeal and roasted cashew characters with a hint of savoury nuance. The palate is substantial yet refined and sophisticated, delivering awesome depth and richness backed by firm acidity, finishing impressively long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2028.
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Cam Douglas, MW
Penelope Rose 2024
94/100 - Excellent
Fragrant, bright and fruity with a delicacy and definitive frame. Aromas and flavours of fresh red cherry and strawberry, roses and red apple skin. On the palate a dry wine with textures from lees and skin tannins, a nice acid line and core fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet, there’s a chilled red tea Delicious, balanced, well made and ready to drink from 2024 through end of summer 2027.
Penelope Chardonnay 2024
94/100 - Excellent
An excellent bouquet with fragrances of ripe peach and red apple, pure wood spice and vanilla, there’s a sweet grapefruit and leesy autolytic quality adding complexity and charm. Delicious on the palate with a satin-cream texture contrasted but flavours of lemon and fresh fig, grapefruit and pineapple. Fine fruit and wood tannins add texture and complexity. A complete wine ready to drink from late2025 through 2029+
Radburnd Chardonnay 2020
97/100 - Outstanding
Fantastic bouquet, complex and new, a core of ripe yellow and white fleshed orchard fruit, grapefruit and lemon then layers of leesy and French oak scents. A silky-cream texture touches the palate first then a core of myriad fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet along with a sound and judicious use of oak. Fine wood tannins and a roasted nut complexity, medium+ acidity and lengthy complex finish. Fantastic wine, ready for drinking from late 2022 through 2030+.
Radburnd Syrah 2020
97/100 - Outstanding
Aromas of complexity and youth, dark plums and black raspberry, medium baking spice layers from barrel and soil, there’s an amazing amount of depth and purity with some licorice and spice layers, a whisper of red peppercorn spice and youthful enticing vibrato. Absolutely delicious on the palate, pure, ripe, fresh, youthful, taut, harmonious and new. Fruit flavours reflect the bouquet along with layers of barrel flavours and mineral. Tannins are ripe, polished, abundant and fine, acidity sets the back bone in place.
Radburnd Syrah 2019
96/100 - Outstanding
Complex and layered bouquet with scents of red and purple skinned fruits, a distinctive layer of French oak and Hawkes Bay crushed stones minerality. Youthful, primary and alluring. Fantastic structure on the palate with an abundance of ripe chalky tannins and backbone of acidity. This foundation embraces the flavours of dark red berries and spices, barrel flavours, some wild violets and soft savoury complexity. Excellent mouthfeel and finish, complexity and charm. Don’t rush to drink this wine - its one for the cellar with best drinking from 2023 through 2030+
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2019
96/100 - Outstanding
Another benchmark from Kate Radburnd. Made with 60% merlot and 40% cabernet sauvignon delivering a bouquet of baking spices and dark plum, blackberry and sweet tobacco. A layer of leesy savoury complexity adds breadth and depth. Youthful too with a fresh appeal and violet lift. Classic flavours and textures on the palate with a core of ripe soft plum fruits cushioned my oak sweetness and fine tannin structure. The cabernet delivers the muscle and power with a stony mineral core and flavours of dark berries then violet and olive. Very lengthy finish, this wine’s a keeper.
Great drinking today and through 2034+
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Huon Hooke, AUS
Radburnd Chardonnay 2018
95/100 – 5 stars
Light to medium-yellow colour, with a complex bouquet that showcases buttery popcorn notes, nougat and toast. The wine is medium to full-bodied and rich, with sustained flavour and lovely balance, the flavours lingering on and on superbly. Slightly oaky finish is the only quibble, and it's a small one. 2021–2027.
Radburnd Syrah 2018
96/100 - 5 stars
Deep red colour with a good purple tint and a fragrant blackberry, dried herb and gently chocolaty bouquet. The wine is full-bodied and well-endowed with fine, supple but gently drying tannins. Very attractive aroma and flavour, with a charming fruit-sweet core. Long finish; beautiful texture. It's highly attractive now and should take some age very well. 2021–2030
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2018
96/100 – 5 stars
Deepish red colour with a good purple tint and a spicy berry bouquet: floral, ripely perfumed and very appealing. The wine is soft and fleshy, round and supple, with generous flavour and elegant styling. The tannins are silky-smooth and beautifully ripe. A quite delicious wine that drinks superbly now but should also cellar well for several years. 2021–2031
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Bob Campbell MW, NZ
Radburnd Chardonnay 2021
97/100 ★★★★★
Intense, elegant chardonnay with citrus, grapefruit, bran biscuit, cashew nut and pronounced saline/oyster shell characters. Delicious mouth-watering wine with an ethereal texture and power that is delivered with consummate subtlety.
Radburnd Syrah 2021
97/100 ★★★★★
Elegant, fruit-forward syrah with raspberry, black pepper, new leather, dark chocolate, mocha and smoky oak flavours. Skilfully structured with appealing layers of fruit, spice and deep red rose flavours.
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2021
96/100 ★★★★★
Merlot introduces a luscious richness with cabernet sauvignon contributing structure and authority. The net result is a a nicely layered wine that offers drinkability and the potential to age with dignity. A mix of dark berry, fresh herbs and vanilla.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2020
96/100 ★★★★★
Seamless, silken-textured chardonnay with grapefruit, citrus, nectarine, apricot, mandarin blossom, ginger and nutty barrel fermentation characters. A sophisticated, complex wine that is deliciously approachable now but promises to develop well with bottle age. 2022 - 2028.
Radburnd Syrah 2020
96/100 ★★★★★
Elegant rather than blockbuster Syrah which nonetheless reveals plenty of underlying power. Fine-grained red with layers of fruit, floral and savoury flavours that reveal a truly complex wine. I noted violet, new leather, cassis, black pepper and mixed spice. A backbone of ripe tannins suggests ageing potential.
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2020
96/100 ★★★★★
Intense merlot-dominant (60%) red with a core of juicy plum and berry flavours together with spicy French oak, cedar, hedgerow/dried herbs, and anise/liquorice characters. Elegant wine with cellaring potential. Clearly the product of an excellent vintage.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2019
96/100 ★★★★★
A favourable vintage and old vine Mendoza clone chardonnay have conspired to produce a wonderfully intense, lively wine that is a delight to drink. A seamless, vibrant wine that's deliciously accessible now but should develop well over the next few years. 2021–2026
Radburnd Syrah 2019
96/100 ★★★★★
Dense, elegant Syrah that is delightfully supple with dark berry, violet, black pepper, anise and spicy oak flavours. Delicious wine that can be appreciated now but should develop well with bottle age. A very impressive wine from an excellent vintage. 2021–2033
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2019
96/100 ★★★★★
Intense, seamless red from a stellar vintage. It shows old-vine density with a silken texture and berry, spice, floral, violet and classy French oak. A wine of subtlety, with impressive underlying power demonstrated by a lingering finish. Kate Radburnd claims it will age beautifully. I agree.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2018
95/100 ★★★★★
Concentrated, powerful chardonnay with citrus, tree fruit, peach, struck-flint, mineral, hazelnut and brioche flavours. A seamless, sophisticated wine that’s a pleasure to taste now but promises to develop well with bottle age. 2020-2025
Radburnd Syrah 2018
Radburnd Syrah 2018
95/100 ★★★★★
Gently aromatic syrah with roasted chestnut, floral, violet, sweet herbs, raspberry, plum and spicy oak flavours. A supple, elegant wine with appealing sweet fruit and a silken texture. Should develop well with bottle age. 2020–2030
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2018
94/100 ★★★★
Delicately aromatic and seamless red with floral, violet, blackcurrant bud, fresh herbs, raspberry, and spicy flavours. A backbone of fine, drying tannins suggests cellaring potential. 2020–2030
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Michael Cooper Buyer's Guide
Radburnd Chardonnay 2019
★★★★★ (5stars)
The stylish 2019 vintage (5*) was grown at three sites in Mangatahi, Bridge Pa and the Dartmoor Valley. Hand-harvested, it was fermented and matured for 10 months in French oak casks (new and one year-old). Bright, light lemon/green, it looks set for a long life, showing an impressive combination of richness and restraint, power and delicacy. Mouthfilling, with deep, vibrant, peachy, citrusy flavours, and finely integrated oak, it should break into full stride 2024+.
Radburnd Syrah 2019
★★★★★ (5stars)
The refined, youthful 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-picked in the Bridge Pa Triangle and at Roy's Hill, and matured for 16 months in French oak barriques (partly new). Full-coloured, it is a very age-worthy red, fresh, flowing and supple, with concentrated, vigorous, plum/spice flavours, oak complexity, and a seductively smooth texture. Best drinking 2024+.
The refined, youthful 2019 vintage (5*) was hand-picked in the Bridge Pa Triangle and at Roy's Hill, and matured for 16 months in French oak barriques (partly new). Full-coloured, it is a very age-worthy red, fresh, flowing and supple, with concentrated, vigorous, plum/spice flavours, oak complexity, and a seductively smooth texture. Best drinking 2024+.
Radburnd Chardonnay 2018
★★★★★ (5 stars)
The classy, youthful 2018 vintage (5*). Full of potential, it is mouthfilling and highly concentrated, with deep, citrusy, peachy flavours, woven with fresh acidity, finely integrated oak, and impressive vigour, complexity and length. A top debut, it's well worth cellaring to 2022+.
Radburnd Syrah 2018
★★★★★ (5 stars)
The refined 2018 vintage (5*).Full-coloured, it is mouthfilling, fresh and supple, with strong plum and spice flavours, fresh acidity, and a finely poised finish. A very elegant style, it has obvious cellaring potential; best drinking 2025+.
Radburnd Merlot Cabernet 2018
★★★★✰ (4.5 Stars)
The debut 2018 vintage (4.5*). Full-coloured, with a fragrant, savoury bouquet, it is an elegant, youthful red, with ripe plum/spice flavours, seasoned with nutty oak, and a fairly firm finish. Restrained in its youth, but showing excellent concentration and complexity, it's well worth cellaring to 2023+.
