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"Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc is consistently attractive, weighty, full-flavoured, ripely herbaceous and zingy"
Reserve Pinot Noir is full of charm with fresh, smooth cherry - plum flavours." - Michael Cooper, Wine Atlas of New Zealand.
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Gold and Top 100 award at Sydney International Wine Competition
Blue-Gold for excellence in matching with food at Sydney International Wine Competition
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2011
**** Stars, Cuisine Magazine
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Gold Medal - Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2011
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2010
"It's gently fragrant on the nose displaying capsicum, lime zest and passionfruit characters with a touch of herbaceous notes. The palate is vibrant and intensely flavoured with refreshing acidity and a lengthy crisp finish. A delicate style Sauvignon showing lovely balance and appeal. 86 pts ****½ Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2010
**** Stars
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2010
“Mellow, grassy wine with weight and body. Subtle flavours and a good balance between sweetness and acidity giving a bone-dry finish.”
- Bob Campbell MW
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2009
"An aromatic nose displaying lime zest, green capsicum and passionfruit characters. It's juicy and nicely fruited on the palate showing good weight and crisp acidity. A nicely balanced wine with plenty of appealing flavours. **** Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2009
There is no mistaking the variety with lively gooseberry-like aromas and flavours and a flinty, dry, zippy acid finish...a pleasant, enjoyable wine."
- Ivan Donaldson, The Press
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2009
"Soft, ripe and easy drinking, this wine displays gooseberries and capsicum on the nose. These characteristics are joined by citrus undertones and a gentle acidity in the palate. Clean, dryish finish."
- Tizwine
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2009
"This is my new favourite Sauvignon Blanc. It's delicious. First taste impressions were of a deep, fruity flavour, infused with apple and citrus, followed by the gorgeous, long lasting aftertaste of something deeper and earthier (which I later discovered to be nettle – a herb I regularly drink in tea form and just adore for its health properties). Aside from the impressive taste of this wine, the story of this vineyard also won my heart.
Richmond Plains are a certified organic and biodynamic vineyard. For me it was a lovely feeling knowing that the scrumptious wine I was sipping on had been so conscientiously prepared, adhering to the 'crème de la creme' of organic wine production standards – the biodynamic process. Attaining this level of certification requires not only years of work, but also profound dedication.
Lars and Sam Jensen, along with their team, ensure that every little aspect of the production of Richmond Plains Wines is environmentally sustainable – from the paper they use in their office, to the glass bottles, to ecological balance of the vineyard. The vineyard is rich in plant, animal and insect diversity. These people don't spray, rather they let nature do the work, so no one plant or insect can dominate and natural balance continues. This style of viticulture isn't simply a business, it's a way of life. When you buy this wine (it cost just under twenty dollars at my local organic shop – which I found to be a surprisingly good price), you're not only investing in an impressive drop, but in a way of life that is quite simply doing earth a huge favour."
- Charlotte Squire, Happyzine.co.nz
Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2008
"A lively, lightly creamy front of lemon, clover and gooseberry flavours, followed by a fleshy, full bodied, flavoursome mid section with a good acid balance. The long finish maintains the bright character of the wine nicely."
- David Stewart, Truewines.
"Richmond Plains Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2007 is more floral than herbaceous, with a touch of elderflower in the aromas. Gooseberries dominate the flavours but nice crisp apple characters poke their head through the mid palate. The acidity is quite firm, but it all adds up to a clean, ripe and fresh example of Nelson sauvignon blanc."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, Sept. 2007
Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2006
"Grown organically, this is a fresh, punchy, fully dry wine with ripe passionfruit and lime flavours, showing excellent vigour and depth." *** Stars
- Michael Cooper, Winestate 2007
Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2006
"Simply bursting with gooseberry and fresh lime flavours wrapped around a soft mineral based acidity this wine proves yet again that 2006 was a very good vintage in Nelson. At this price the wine is not only good, it is super value."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, 3-10-06
"I really liked the Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2005 from Nelson, New Zealand. Here I think you can actually detect on the tongue that it's organic: the powerfully crisp, grassy, lychee-and-gooseberry flavour seems almost to jump out of the glass and onto your palate. Wonderful with food."
- Simon Hoggart, The Spectator - Mini Bar UK
"The 2004 Richmond Plains (Sauvignon) was plush with a hint of herbals and mouth watering acidity."
- Ken Gargett, Courier Mail - Good Life 27/6/06, Australia
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
Silver Medal - New Zealand International Wine Show 2010
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
Pure Bronze Medal - Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2010
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
**** Stars
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
"It's youthful and beautifully fragrant on the nose displaying ripe pear, apple and floral characters. The palate is succulent and rounded with subtle sweetness and rich texture. The bright acidity provides a lovely refreshing mouthfeel and a pleasant dry finish. A pristine and very attractive wine showing immediate appeal as well as potential to develop greater richness. 90 Points **** ½ Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
"Impressively concentrated Pinot Gris with a silken texture that's assisted by some sweetness and a high alcohol. Seductive wine with a very lengthy finish. Classic pear and lanolin with a suggestion of spiciness.**** Stars"
- Bob Campbell MW
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
"Soft, pale straw-yellow colour, this has a light, fresh and tight bouquet of aromatic stonefruits, pears and minerals. Medium-dry to taste, this has flavours of luscious, just-ripened nectarines and greengage with pear notes. The wine is gentle and light through the palate, with restrained acidity, and the residual sugar gives an unctuous texture, carrying the pear and stonefruit nuances on the finish, Drink over the next 2+ years with Asian cuisine. Made from fruit undergoing conversion to organic certification, and cool-fermented to 14.5% alc., with 6.9 g/L rs. Suitable for vegans. 17.5+/20 Mar 2011" **** Stars
- Raymond Chan
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Gris 2010
"The wine has a delicate, attractive aroma of apple shortcake with hints of spice followed by a rich and soft palate and a lingering sweetness wrapped up in an alcoholic warmth. It was pleasant drinking but I would have liked a little more acidity and less sweetness."
- Kent Slocombe, The Press 03-03-2011
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2010
"The nose is delicately perfumed displaying floral, mandarin and lemon zest characters. It's finely textured on the palate with a touch of sweetness which is well balanced by the racy acidity. A tightly framed wine showing lovely poise and promise. 87 Points **** Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2010
"Floral aromas, hints of lime, initial sweet fruit supported by an underlying flinty backbone and a crisp but easy finish.***½ Stars. Good Value"
- Charmian Smith
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2010
*** Stars
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2010
"There’s great warm fuzzy forces at work here before even opening a bottle of this wine. Produced on a small family-owned vineyard, as a consumer there’s a satisfaction in flipping the bird to the big wine corporates. Secondly, it’s crafted from certified organic and biodynamic grapes grown in balance with the local environment – yeehaa! Sermon over. The wine is fresh and alive for summer with lots of limeand lemon zest, and a touch of sweetness. A crisp picnic companion."
- Kirk Hargreaves, The Press, January 2011
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2009
"Impressive in its infancy, the 2009 vintage (**** Stars) is fresh and vibrant, with good intensity of lemony, limey flavour, slightly sweet (8 grams/litre of residual sugar) and crisp. It's a very harmonious wine, likely to age well."
- Michael Cooper's Buyers Guide to NZ Wines
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2009
"Very impressive. This is the first riesling produced by Richmond Plains. Its great. It has lovely off dry and citrus flavours. Like a good riesling you get cutting that acidity but not at the expense of flavour. Its lively and has a very refreshing finish."
- John Hawkesby, Radio NZ.
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2009
"A youthful wine with a lovely perfumed bouquet displaying lemon/lime, floral and a touch of candied apple notes. The palate is intensely flavoured showing gentle sweetness and lush mouthfeel with the bright acidity providing excellent balance and harmony. The wine finishes long and delicious. 93 Points ***** Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2009
"With delicious orange and citrus marmalade flavours with a touch of ripe, tropical fruits this off-dry wine is bright and cheerful, with zingy acidity. It is lovely drinking now, but a bit of bottle age would be well worthwhile."
- Graham Stringer
Richmond Plains Nelson Riesling 2009
"The first produced by this certified organic winery which handpicked all their grapes. Honeysuckle and citrus/lime characters on the nose, with some underlying mineral notes. The citrus characters follow through onto the palate with rich lime and citrus fruit flavours. Balanced vibrant, and with a lot of personality."
- Kirsten Rodsgaard-Mathiesen
Richmond Plains Nelson Blanc de Noir
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010
Silver Medal - Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2011
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010
"A lovely white wine (just a touch of pink) made from hand-picked Pinot Noir, displaying floral, red cherry and strawberry characters on the nose. The palate is rounded and supple with a hint of sweetness and well balanced acidity. The wine is beautifully weighted and textured with an excellent persistence. 87 pts **** Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010
"Blanc de Noir, literally meaning “white from black”, usually refers to a Champagne made from the juice obtained by pressing pinot noir grapes before they are fermented. It thus only has a hint of colour. This Nelson wine, made in the same way, but without bubbles, is shot with a tinge of apricot. It is fruity and has a spine of firm, tangy acid, which is well balanced by its medium sweetness. It is a pleasant, easy drinking summer style of wine."
- Ivan Donaldson, The Press 27 April 2011
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010
"Richmond Plains is an organic and biodynamic producer who may have flown under the radar but are making sharp wines at really reasonable prices. One of my favourites from their range is the Blanc de Noir. Never heard of this? Don’t worry - it’s not a grape variety, but a style of wine. It’s actually 100% Pinot Noir, but made as a white wine. This may sound strange, but the result is a dry, fruity delight that is versatile with food. Peach gold in colour, luscious pear, and stonefruit with a bit of spice and kaffir lime."
- Rebecca Taylor, Capital Times 25/5/11
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010
"A ‘white’ (in reality pale pink) Nelson wine made from pinot noir. Full-bodied, with strawberryish, slightly peachy and spicy flavours, slightly sweet, fresh and smooth."
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010
"Pale pink wine - quite pretty. Delicate strawberry flavours with good purity. An initial hint of sweetness leads to a drying finish. Distinctive and reasonably attractive."
- Bob Campbell MW
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2009
*** Stars
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2009
"You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of Blanc de Noir made in NZ. However, we found this a very worthy wine with its elegant fruit, rich, generous acidity and velvety texture. The finish lingers lightly but persistently on the palate. Well worth its money, everyone should try this style of wine once at least. **** Stars, Best Buy."
- Tiz Wine
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2009
"Made from Pinot Noir, this white wine displays a hint of pale salmon tinge, fresh aromas of floral, red cherry and orange zest. It's gently fruity on the palate with a touch of sweetness, rounded texture and well balanced acidity. A lovely refreshing wine. 86 Points **** Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2008
"A very pale, gold tinted shade of rose. Strawberries, nougat, mandarin and caramel cremes on display on an intriguingly subtle nose. A tasty, aperitif style wine of good complexity, with lively initial splashes of mandrin, cherry, strawberry and cream."
- David Stewart, Truewines
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2008*** Stars, Cuisine Magazine
Richmond Plains Nelson Blanc de Noir 2007
"The colour of this is a delightful champagne pink. Soft creamy flavours of pear and quince are delightfully balanced with some nice fresh acidity. This is a perfect lunch time wine."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, September 2007
Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2007
"Don't be fooled by the colour of this lovely Nelson wine which is made from pinot noir . It's rich and rounded, but still refreshing and clean & awash with juicy red berries."
- Warren Barton
"2006 Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir has the merest pink blush of colour, soft creamy peach aromas and wonderful flavours that evolve seamlessly from one flavour to the next as you drink it. The medium palate weight has flavours of baked pear (a bit like pinot gris) with layers of peach. The viscous texture then leads you in to a finish that is satisfyingly dry with exotic tropical fruit flavours. Sit and enjoy the experience and the long lingering finish evolves yet again but this time into soft lime flavours. This juicy wine is only available at the cellar door and is made in limited quantities so be quick and do what I did - buy a few bottles for summer drinking."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, 3-10-06
"Pinky Noir - This style of wine is made by pressing pinot noir grapes before fermentation so that only the lightly coloured juice is fermented, most of the dark pigment remaining in the skin. This pinkish-tinged wine could be confused with pinot gris, which is a colour-reduced mutant of pinot noir. It shows good concentration of nectarine and peach-like fruit, with a medium-sweet finish covering an underlying firmness. It is an enjoyable and creditable alternative to pinot gris."
- Ivan Donaldson, The Press, 8-3-07
"Richmond Plains Nelson Blanc de Noir 2006 $20 ***½ Stars. I don't get to try much of this type of wine - it's a white wine made entirely from red grapes. In this case it's 100% pinot noir from a 100% organic vineyard. It's got the tiniest touch of pink to its colour and is loaded with ripe fruit and heady, strudel-type characters along with some solid acid and a mellow, mealy finish. This wine went really well with the afternoon platter of preserved figs, blue cheese and smoked meats I had yesterday."
- Yvonne Lorkin, wine writer
"Richmond Plains Nelson Blanc de Noirs 2006 ***½ Stars. Faintly pink, gently sweet wine with strong, strawberryish, slightly peachy and spicy flavours, balanced for easy, summer drinking. Grown organically."
- Michael Cooper, Winestate 2007
Richmond Plains Nelson Chardonnay
Richmond Plains 2009 Chardonnay
Gold Medal - Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2011
Richmond Plains 2009 Chardonnay
"This is a little beauty. The nose is fragrant and beautifully ripe displaying stonefruit, pineapple and a hint of nutty characters. It's juicy and lush on the palate with a lovely rounded mouthfeel and refreshing acidity leading to a lingering crisp finish.
Very easy on the palate showing plenty of tasty flavours. **** ½ Stars, 89 pts"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains 2008 Chardonnay
"Crisp and youthful, in a fruit-driven style with satisfying depth of fresh, dry, citrusy, appley flavours." - Michael Cooper, Winestate
Richmond Plains 2008 Chardonnay
"A gently aromatic on the nose showing sweet citrus, peach and subtle creamy notes. It’s lively on the palate with luscious mouthfeel, balanced acidity and a pleasant lingering finish. An elegant and fruity Chardonnay with a tasty mouthfeel. " - Wine Orbit
Richmond Plains 2007 Chardonnay
"A quite lovely, inviting nose of stonefruit and freshly baked pastry. Absolutely bursting at the seams with fresh, succulent fruit, chiefly peaches, nectarine, loquats and a hint of grapefruit. A nice minerality presents itself towards the finish. Tasty, uncomplicated, and very drinkable."
- David Stewart, True Wines
Richmond Plains 2006 Chardonnay
"Richmond Plains were the first vineyard to be certified organic in the South Island. This un-oaked Chardonnay shows ripe citrus, apples and herbs with a fruity palate. The crisp acidity leaves the palate nice & dry. A lovely aperitif style."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, July 2007
Richmond Plains 2005 Chardonnay
"Creamy peach aromas have a touch of soft lemon while the flavours are predominantly character and structure based rather than big and fruity. The full, easy drinking style has a flinty mineral backbone with soft peach and spice based flavours. The long elegant finish rounds out another great value fine wine from Richmond Plains."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, 3-10-06
Richmond Plains Nelson Chardonnay 2004
"Very well balanced and structured wine, developing well after just a year with plenty of depth and strong, gutsy minerally fruit just starting to unfold." ****½ Stars
- Peter Saunders, Winestate
Richmond Plains 'Monarch' Rose
2010 Richmond Plains Monarch Rose
"Like their excellent Blanc de Noir, this is made from 100% Pinot Noir displaying lifted aromas of raspberry, strawberry and floral. The palate is nicely fruited and smooth with well pitched acidity providing a pleasant dry finish. It's good to see a rosé with generosity and fruit intensity without the sweetness.**** Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
2010 Richmond Plains Monarch Rose
**** Stars
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
2010 Richmond Plains Monarch Rose
Orange/pink tint. Quite a weighty wine with good mouth feel.
- Bob Campbell MW
2007 Richmond Plains Monarch Rose
"The pale raspberry colour and soft creamy redcurrant aromas are immediately enticing. The flavours move from cream and strawberries upfront to red peach with a twist of alcohol spice in the finish. This is a serious summer rosé and is at its best when you have it with food."
- Neil Hodgson
"2006 Richmond Plains Rose is a serious wine with a touch of the frivolous about it. It is a light, easy to drink lunch time wine made from 100% pinot noir grapes. Pale salmon pink in colour but packed with flavours of white peach, red currents and strawberries it has a lovely creamy texture with a delicate, dry finish that means the second bottle won't be too far away."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, 3-10-06
"Summer Times. Summer is here and the proof is in the number of Rose wines flowing in. This is definitely one of the better ones. It has a nice bouquet of flowers, with a long palate that is refreshingly dry but does end with a slight acid twist. Pull out the picnic hamper and lie under a flowering tree, watch the bumble bees and quaff back a bottle of this wine."
- Chris Donaldson, The Press, 15-2-07
2006 Richmond Plains Rose
"Made entirely from pinot noir this rose is the colour of watermelon & dark onionskin with subtle aromas of baked strawberries and plums. On the palate it is soft and friendly and if chilled right down it's a winner with good old-fashioned, creamy prawn cocktail with lashings of avocado."
- Yvonne Lorkin, wine writer
Richmond Plains Pinot Noir
Nelson Pinot Noir 2010
Silver Medal - Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2011
Nelson Pinot Noir 2010
"Certificate organic, a floral supple red with cherry, plum and herb flavours, gentle tannins, and good varietal character and charm. Drink now onwards."
Michael Cooper, Winestate Australia and New Zealand wine buyer guide
Nelson Pinot Noir 2010
"A softly framed Pinot Noir displaying red cherry, plum and floral characters on the nose. It's medium-light and smooth on the palate with a refreshing mouthfeel and supple tannins for pleasant easy drinking.****½ Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Nelson Pinot Noir 2009
Silver Medal - BioVino Canada 2010
Nelson Pinot Noir 2009
"A softly framed Pinot Noir displaying red cherry, plum and floral characters on the nose. It's medium-light and smooth on the palate with a refreshing mouthfeel and supple tannins for pleasant easy drinking. ****½ Stars"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Nelson Pinot Noir 2009
"Certified organic, this is a floral, supple red with cherry, plum and herb flavours, gentle tannins, and good varietal character and charm." - Michael Cooper
Nelson Pinot Noir 2008
"Feminine in style, this wine exhibits fresh berry aromas and fruit with fine tannins and reserved oak. Light but very smooth and easy drinking."
- Tizwine
Nelson Pinot Noir 2007
"Deep ruby, with good depth of cherry, spice and plum flavours and a firm finish."
- Michael Cooper, Winestate
Nelson Pinot Noir 2006
Gold Medal - Mundus Vini BioFach 2011
Nelson Pinot Noir 2006
"Grapes were hand-harvested from their McShane Road vineyard. Medium-light red in colour, the nose displays sweet cherry, plum and subtle cedar characters. It’s fruity and vibrant with crisp acidity and fine tannins. A pleasant and approachable Pinot Noir."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 2008
Nelson Pinot Noir 2006
"Dark cherry, chocolate, raspberry and herbal aromas with hints of savoury, cherry oak. On the palate red cherry, boysenberry, and blackberry flavours shine through with some earthy forest floor and spicy notes. Medium bodied, fruity Pinot Noir that is soft and easy drinking, with a lovely lingering finish."
- 90 points, Wine & Spirits
"Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Noir 2005 What a dreamy drop!! Of all the things this wine accompanied us on our virgin foray into creating a myspace page for our musical fantasies: myspace.com/lotusmusic. We clicked, we sipped - until 5am with this perfect wine as our companion. It achieves all you would ask of a New Zealand pinot, having that divine warm leatherette texture on first bite. And so it sails on, made with organic grapes which somehow add a minerally elegance - the kind of earthiness which is inherent in the very finest Atlantic salmon. They reckon it's the stony soils of their vineyard, we're just tremoring for our organic vigneron pals here in Oz who, for all their great work, may not wish for such a challenge to their progressive niche to be heralded on this website. Ah well, what can we say? We already liked New Zealand wine, so if we can have it certified organic as well, we're gonna roll over and let those kiwis scratch our collective tummies."
- Stewart Dawes, Sydneycafes.com.au, March 2007
Richmond Plains Nelson Pinot Noir 2003
"Some grapey and earthy, essential essences of pinot. Our Tasters found it hard to find a pinot they loved until they sipped this smoky, ruby red wine."
- Christy Canterbury, Smith and Wollensky, New York
Richmond Plains Nelson Reserve Pinot Noir
"Love Potion. I fell in love with this (2005 Reserve Pinot Noir) wine and hesitated to share my good fortune - savoury smoke with a whisky finish and a nose that would put Pinocchio to shame. The wine started with tart blueberries and finished with savoury chorizos. This is a complex wine that will integrate with a little cellaring but rewards now with a bottle full of flavour."
- Tim Fraser, wine writer - The Press, 1st Feb 2007
Richmond Plains 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir
"A classic pinot nose of cranberry, cedar, tea and moist, fresh-dug soil, lead to a fresh, lively pinot with flavours of black cherry and savoury spices. Still just a puppy in terms of maturity, I believe this wine will reward another couple of years if put somewhere cool and dark - and more importantly, away from persuasive dinner party friends."
- Yvonne Lorkin, wine writer
Richmond Plains 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir
"This wine has all the great characters a well balanced pinot needs. Bursting with red cherry and berryfruit aromas and a palate that is full in weight, lovely ripe fruit flavours that are not in-your-face fruity are followed by silky tannins and a touch of acidity. The wine has a soft leathery finish. This is a great example of quality Nelson pinot and is another wine that deserves a place in your shopping basket."
- Neil Hodgson, Nelson Mail, 3-10-06
Richmond Plains Reserve Nelson Pinot Noir 2003
"Deliciously ripe Pinot, very fragrant and showing floral aromatics. Youthful and promising some richness and complexity to emerge over the next 12 months and offering fine drinking for a couple of years after that."
- Peter Saunders, ***** Stars Winestate
Richmond Plains Reserve Pinot Noir 2001
Champion Pinot Noir and Champion Red of the Show.
- UK Soil Association
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Richmond Plains Reserve Pinot Noir 2001
"A terrific organic wine with viscous textures, plumy mouth filling fruit and balanced structure."
- Paul White, Dominion Post, 12/10/02
Richmond Plains Admiral
Richmond Plains Admiral 2010
"Very dark, near saturated black-red colour with purple hues. This has a cool, leafy, blackcurrant and dark plum fruited nose, the aromas fresh and clean. Medium-weighted, the palate shows leafy blackcurrant, mint and capsicum flavours with fresh acidity prominent. A fine, supple, tannic thread underlines the fruit and provides good texture, presence and length. A blend of organically certified Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc fermented to 13.7% alc., the wine aged 11 months in French oak barrels. Serve with antipasto, pizza, pasta and herb marinated red meat dishes over the next 3-4+ years (20 Jul 2011)" *** Stars - Raymond Chan
Richmond Plains Admiral 2010
"Certified organic, this deeply coloured red is a blend of merlot, malbec and cabernet franc, French oak-aged. Vibrantly fruity, it has smooth blackcurrant, plem and spice flavours, and lots of drink-young charm.*** Stars"
- Michael Cooper, The Listener 22/10/2011
Richmond Plains Admiral 2010
"A blend of Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, this is a smooth and easy-drinking red, displaying red plum, spice and dried herb notes on the nose. The palate is juicy and softly flavoured showing youthful fruit flavours and supple tannins.***½ Stars 84 pts" - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, June 2011
Richmond Plains Hawkes Bay Syrah
Richmond Plains Hawkes Bay Syrah 2010
"Fully certified organic fruit from a Hawke's Bay grower, the grapes destemmed and fermented to 13.6% alc., the wine aged 11 months in French oak. Full, deep, purple-hued ruby-red colour. The nose is gentle and harmonious, showing rich, ripe blackberry, black pepper, spice and liquorice aromas lifted with some violet-like perfumes. A medium-light bodied wine, this shows plump, juicy, dark plum, boysenberry and jam flavours, the accessibility enhanced by soft acidity and low tannin extraction. The gentle textures and sweet fruitiness will make this a wine to enjoy over the next 3-5 years. Match with pizza, pasta and barbecued food." **** Stars - Raymond Chan
Richmond Plains Hawkes Bay Syrah 2010
"Made from Certified Organic Hawkes Bay fruit. A softer lighter wine with good dark fruit flavours, pepper and spice."
- Warren Barton Dominion Post 2011
Richmond Plains Hawkes Bay Syrah 2010
"An elegant expression of the variety, displaying red plum, cherry and spice characters on the nose. It's juicy and well fruited on the palate with smooth texture and fine tannins, leading to a pleasant dry finish.***½ Stars, 84 pts"
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, June 2011
Richmond Plains Nelson Aries 2008
"The first New Zealand wine made from certified biodynamic grapes, the 2008 vintage (**** Stars) was grown in the same vineyard that produced the country's first certified organic Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. A late harvest Pinot Noir, hand-picked on 1 June, 'as the moon moved through the constellation of Aries', it is very rare – only 300 bottles were produced. Delicious now, it is sweet and smooth, with plum and strawberry flavours, showing excellent harmony and depth." - Michael Cooper's Buyers Guide to NZ Wines
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