3 wines to try, buy and put by

The Three Wines

TO TRY

St Clair, Vicar’s Choice, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2013, €17.95, Mitchell and Son, Glasthule, Co Dublin and CHQ Building, IFSC, Dublin, Avoca Handweavers, Avoca, mitchellandson.com (90)

New Zealand is a producer of savoury, restrained, world-class pinot noir. However, unlike other top pinot wine regions, New Zealand’s second tier pinot noir production is a hugely attractive and massively over-delivering, everyday priced pleasure.

This wine comes from the highly respected Marlborough sauvignon blanc producer ...