“Attractive floral nose with subtle notes of pear; smooth and stylish with lovely fruit. Good balance.”

“This delivers wonderful depth and purity to flavors of lemon curd, yellow apple, Meyer lemon and apricot. Aromatic, with lanolin, honeycomb and floral notes, a terrific silky texture and wonderful acidity.”

“One of New Zealand’s icon Chardonnays, the 2007 version of Maté’s is a smoky, bacon-scented offering, with plenty of leesy richness to go with bold pineapple and melon fruit. It’s full bodied, ending on notes of smoke and roasted coffee.”

“Smoky and fruity upfront, reminiscent of wood-grilled white peaches, but tinged with hints of toasted hazelnut and pineapple as well. This is full-bodied yet reined in by the intense, citrus-zest finish.”

“Rich and bold nose with underlying complexity and finesse. Good use of oak. Gently creamy. Fresh, lovely, clean palate. Good restraint and complexity. This is very well made with excellent balance and length.”

“Firm, tight-knit nose; the oak is quite obvious now. Very firm and elegant. Young but should develop. Brisk acidity.”

“Pronounced rich oak; tight-knit. Firm palate, some oaky characters, good acidity, quite youthful, should develop.”

“Bright, nervy, intense; ripe, tropical, citrus and melon. Dry powerful, aromatic fruit balanced with spicy oak.”

“Muted but elegant. Dry and fresh. Decent complexity. Leesy and restrained. Not as fruity as most; more mineral style.”

“Michael Brakjovich, MW, makes this wine from his family’s vineyards and winery northwest of Auckland. The Coddington Vineyard produced a 2007 that’s pleasantly sweet, with barrel fermentation building the mineral expression of the wine.”

“Smooth and creamy with good acidity and a long, juicy finish; lush and balanced, with pure, focused fruit.”

“Pure and elegant with bright peach, citrus, flint and tangy acidity; fresh and evolved with subtle oak and great length.”

“Ripe and peachy with lovely texture and tangy acidity; long, rounded and full with elegance and intensity.”

“Juicy and minerally with intensity and high-toned acidity; citrus, toast and some weight; pure and racy, long and complex.”

“Bright and jazzy, showing lime-accented pineapple, with hints of tobacco and star fruit weaving through the long, elegant finish.”