Riverview Chardonnay 2015
A Hawke’s Bay wine, from an inland, elevated vineyard that I have always rated for Chardonnay. A shining pale golden green in the glass, and with bright aromas of nectarine, …
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Framingham F-series Field Blend 2021
A first field blend of white varities from Framingham – using small parcels of fruit including Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Montepulciano, Pinot Noir and Viognier. Quite the cornucopia! …
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Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2019
A Hawke’s Bay wine – from the Gimblett Gravels sub-region. Inkily dark ruby claret colour in the glass. Smoky, black fruits on the nose, with blackcurrant, bramble, plum and boysenberry, …
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Vidal Soler Chardonnay 2019
A pale golden green colour in the glass. Brightly aromatic with gunsmoke, cashew, white peach, hay, orange zest, vanilla, caramel and apricot notes on the nose. Tightly bound into a …
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Hans Herzog Vermentino 2021
A pale gold in the glass, with a briney nose filled with aromas of mandarin, fennel, candy apple, dried hay, pea pod, grapefruit peel and flowering rosemary. Dry, with a …
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Askerne Reserve Chardonnay 2021
A refined nose – nothing too ballistic here – with a clean intensity and minerality. Aromas of sweet lemon, tarragon, chestnut, grapefruit peel, nougat and golden apple. A zesty, saline …
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WineFolio Top 10 Tasting: ‘Other Whites’
We sneaked in a Top 10 Tasting, only a couple of months since our endeavours with Red Blends – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=5323 – as one of our crew – Morningside legend Nigel …
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Unison Selection 2002
From the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, and a delicious twenty years of gentle cellaring and ageing. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah; showing a dense ruby, …
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Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay Collection 2021
From Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers – a selection of 2020 vintage Chardonnay – a stellar year – I’m expecting some superb wines in this collection, showing great regional – even sub-regional …
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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1998
Courtesy of sparring partner and retired winemaker, Larry McKenna; comes the chance to try an older vintage of a wine I’ve had a few goes at recently. The oldest version …
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