- Gusto Italiano -

GUSTO MEANING

‘TASTE

AND ENJOYMENT’

When you dine with us, the focus is on freshly prepared classic dishes, featuring an excellent range of pasta, seafood, meats and our pizza classics.

We also offer our pasta dishes to takeaway, phone for details or check our website for the menu.

263 PONSONBY RD, THREE LAMPS, 09 361 1556 www.gustoitaliano.co.nz

PHIL PARKER: ANOTHER BUMPER EDITION

Welcome to the March Ponsonby News wine column. Again, it’s another full-bodied article, full of flavour, nuance and character. Enjoy!

Folium Marlborough Rosé 2020 - $35

Dry and subtle. Slightly savoury with cherry, pink marshmallow, and red summer berry fruits. Soft finish.

Available: Dhall & Nash

Folium Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 - $25

Unusual yeasty bread dough flavours with soft acids. Black currant, green apple, gooseberry, and a hint of herbal fresh mint, with lime citrus. Available: Dhall & Nash

Folium Marlborough Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2017 - $25

More subtle than the 2020. Softer and integrated with cape gooseberry, green bell pepper, a hint of mango and a yeasty tang. Available: Dhall & Nash

Lake Chalice ‘The Falcon’ Marlborough Riesling 2021 - $15

Crisp and medium sweet style at 10.5% alcohol. Typical Riesling raisin and beeswax flavours with lime and nougat. Available: Glengarry, blackmarket.co.nz

Folium Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018 - $33

Spicy oak, mushroomy and dry, with assertive tannins, liquorice, Cuban cigar and dark chocolate.

Available: Dhall & Nash

Folium Marlborough Reserve Pinot Noir 2020 - $48

Sealed with a cork. Savoury, soft and supple with black tea, gamey shitake mushroom, firm tannins ands a hint of spice. Available: Dhall & Nash

Collaboration Wines Aurulent Hawkes Bay

Chardonnay 2022 - $40

Elegant and dry, with soft acids, vanilla oak spice, peach, passionfruit and persimmon. Tangy yeasty finish.

Available: bythebottle.co.nz