| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2015 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
7/31/2017 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 96 pointsColour pale straw green hues bright and sparkles in the glass 15/15 |
| White |
2015 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
8/10/2017 - WineSpat Likes this wine: 95 pointsMedium lemon colour. Medium plus intensity aromas of spicy nectarine, perfectly interwoven cedar and lees. On the palate the wine is dry, juicy, medium plus bodied, multi-layered in a way that just oozes complexity and builds and builds. Extremely well balanced. Medium plus acidity, medium plus alcohol, long length. This is a superb wine with lots of time ahead of it. Does Chardonnay get much better? |
| White |
2015 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
5/10/2019 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 96 pointsColour straw green hues bright and sparkles in the glass 15/15 |
| White |
2017 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
5/19/2019 - jmoon Likes this wine: 97 pointsSensational after 30/60 mins in the glass. Like, grapefruit, grand cru nuance, juicy but thrilling tension and nerve. Wonderful. |
| White |
2017 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
9/1/2019 - sammillard wrote: 94 pointsPerfect big Chardonnay. Almost MR like, full of stonefruit flavors, vanilla and strong acid. Stunning. |
| White |
2017 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
9/11/2019 - sammillard wrote: 95 pointsVanilla, ripe yellow peach, necatrine, full bodied, delicious. Full of flavour, ripe but everything in balance. Last glass was the best. Needs a big decant and will cellar well. Try and keep your hands off them for a few years. |
| White |
2018 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
1/27/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: NRThe End of the Golden Weather: a pre-COVID-19 Visit to Central Otago in Autumn 2020: A bottle consumed at home over three nights, during which it did not change. As I've said in previous notes, I'd now put this rare Chardonnay (however, a relatively generous 2,200 bottles produced this year) among the top dozen or so Chardonnays produced in NZ. The site is limestone-based and relatively high (200 metres) and maritime influenced. This cuvée is about as close as NZ gets to Chablis. Under screwcap. Light straw colour. A steely bouquet showing wet limestone, fine citrus, pears and crisp, green apple. Also, on opening, a light touch of creamy oak and a little reduction. In the mouth, huge energy and precision. Good weight, power and concentration. Very citric and malic, mineral and dry. Also, grapefruit, wet oyster shell and nectarine. Pure, clean and elegant. The alcohol an admirable 13% ABV. Grant Taylor says that this wine "will improve with age, possibly even up to 18 years". Safe under its stelvin closure, with the fruit, structure and acidity here, I wouldn't be surprised if he were right. Best to hold for 2-3 years as a minimum. |
| White |
2018 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
5/29/2021 - RyanWu wrote: 86 pointsThe nose was quite muted. On the palate, mineral taste usually gives you the sense of chil. However, the heat from alcohol ruined it. Overall, the quality didn’t match the price. Good Russian river or Oregon producers can surpass it easily with no effort......... |
| White |
2018 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
1/14/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: NR2019 Visit to Cromwell (Central Otago, NZ): The cool site meets the warm vintage. A more perfumed nose than typical of peaches and pears, as well as lime and lemon citrus, green apple and chalk. On palate, the typical flinty and limestone-influenced mineral profile. A little riper than normal with more orchard – as opposed to citric fruit and green apple – fruit than is usual for this cuvée. |
| White |
2019 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
11/9/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 93 pointsThe latest release of one of NZ’s top Chardonnay cuvées. Very much a cool climate expression. It’s definitely not Chablis but it is probably as close to Chablis as NZ Chardonnay gets. Chalky minerality meets green apple and other green fruit but also some richer tasting grapefruit and tangelo citrus. There is some ripe citrus and orchard fruit offsetting the powerful, persistent acidity. It’s currently a bit primary and run but I see the potential here - by around 2023+ - for this wine to further improve. An excellent vintage! |
| White |
2020 Valli Chardonnay Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
10/11/2022 - Mulvk Likes this wine: 93 pointsNice acidity. Great fruit. Ideally give a few tears |
| Orange |
2017 Valli Pinot Gris The Real McCoy Orange WineCentral Otago more |
7/8/2019 - grapenomad wrote: 90 pointsTry getting your hands on this. Ha! Miniscule quantities of this incredibly tasty wine are produced every year and sell out like hotcakes. Could be a result of an older and younger generation teaming up and allowing each other to create without restrictions. This is truly “the real deal”. Made from 100% Pinot Gris with partial whole-bunch fermentation and 38 days on skins. Bottled proudly in a clear vessel. |
| White |
2015 Valli Pinot Gris Gibbston VineyardCentral Otago more |
12/7/2017 - chatters wrote: NRCentral Otago mini-expo 2017 (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): Savoury, cheesy, slightly gamey, leesy over pear fruit. Very juicy and fresh with a little burr on the mid palate. Finishes short and lacks fruit though. |
| White |
2015 Valli Pinot Gris Gibbston VineyardCentral Otago more |
7/20/2019 - joraesque wrote: 90 pointsTart, high acid, and bone dry. 12.5% ABV. |
| Orange |
2016 Valli Pinot Gris The Real McCoy Orange WineCentral Otago more |
5/13/2020 - GraffCellar Likes this wine: 90 pointsUnusual but pleasing |
| White |
2017 Valli Pinot Gris Gibbston VineyardCentral Otago more |
1/14/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: NR2019 Visit to Cromwell (Central Otago, NZ): Vines planted in 2000. Aromatic, fruit forward peach, lemon and minerals. In the mouth, good fresh acidity. Almost Riesling-like with stonefruit and minerals. Residual sugar 3 gl/rs. |
| Orange |
2018 Valli Pinot Gris The Real McCoy Orange WineCentral Otago more |
1/6/2020 - Beerzebub Likes this wine: NRBeer, cider, herbaceous/hops/hay sorts of aromas... normal for orange wine, I guess! On the palate some orchard fruit joins in, along the lines of barely ripe apple and white peach. Some bitterness develops toward the finish. Aperitivo-like. Enjoyable. Best not too cold. |
| White |
2013 Valli Pinot Gris Gibbston VineyardCentral Otago more |
7/2/2015 - RieslingFanatic Likes this wine: 91 pointsNose - fragrant, expressive, pouched spice pears, strawberries, cream, stonefruit. Palate - light bodied, smooth and even throughout, good length, lemon pith, Nashi pear, almond, saline, crisp finish. Very, very good wine this. |
| Orange |
2019 Valli Pinot Gris The Real McCoy Orange WineCentral Otago more |
12/24/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: NRThe (Temporary) Return of the Golden Weather: Autumn 2021 Visit to Central Otago: Small pour with the Ceres. Amber colour, a natural wine. A bouquet of candied orange peel and other fruits, sherry and Turkish delight. A clean mouth with vibrant acidity. Not varietal but enjoyable. Quite delicate. Some oxidised elements while, in other ways, quite primary and tight. Preferred over the Ceres. |
| Orange |
2020 Valli Pinot Gris The Real McCoy Orange WineCentral Otago more |
9/1/2023 - chatters wrote: NRBees wax, bruised apricot, peach, a little bitterness implied. Sourly juicy, bitter and unpleasant on the palate, finishes dry and hard, fruit all gone. Nah |
| White |
2020 Valli Pinot Gris WaitakiCentral Otago more |
6/7/2023 - Raizes Likes this wine: 86 points梨子和白桃的果味为主，点缀柠檬和少许矿物咸味，纯净而非复杂的易饮风格。良好的酸度带来清爽的活力感，结构均衡而不纤瘦。收尾略有苦味。 |
| White |
2020 Valli Pinot Gris WaitakiCentral Otago more |
8/26/2023 - Jason Wu Likes this wine: 92 pointsValli pinot Gris. App: Pale lemon Nose: med+ intensity, pear, lemon, melon, matches, honeysuckle, grape fruit, developing. Palate: Dry, high acidity, med+alcohol, med body, med+ intensity, pear, lemon, chammomile, flint, ginger spice, elderflower, med+finish. Overall, very good wine. Not too fat and not too lean, well balance with good acidity and plenty of fresh fruit notes. Very juicy and delicious! |
| White |
2022 Valli Pinot Gris WaitakiCentral Otago more |
2/13/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NRNew Zealand Trip; 2/10/2024-2/24/2024: Light yellow. Apple, slightly aromatic. Medium weight and nicely glycerine, sort of mid-way between the oiliness of Alsatian Pinot Gris and the light crispness of Italian Pinot Grigio. A bundle of orchard fruit flavors, just off dry, fine acidity, and good bright closing minerality. Refreshing start to the tasting here and more than I expected. |
| Red |
2016 Valli Pinot Noir Waitaki VineyardNorth Otago more |
10/7/2018 - chatters wrote: NRPinotpalooza (Carriageworks, Redfern): Very stalky, muted black fruit is sour, tightly tannic. Not much here for me. |
| Red |
2016 Valli Pinot Noir Bannockburn VineyardCentral Otago more |
3/19/2018 - napadirt wrote: 94 pointsEnjoyed with prime ribeye at Redcliff Cafe Te Anau, NZ. Powerful Pinot Noir yet graceful. Strong fruit on the nose (cherry, plum) and tingly hints of the tannins that await. Fruit forward presentation but backed by complexity (which includes cinnamon!) but the tannins are the star. Shockingly well integrated and elegant for a 2016 vintage. Among the finest pinot noir I’ve tasted. 94++ |
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