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Kumeu River Hunting Hill 2010
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WineFolio best wines of the year – 2024

December 27, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

Welcome to the end of the year round up where I look at my ten favourite wines of the year. This is what I consider to be the best of …

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The Supernatural 2022

December 26, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the beautiful Hawke’s Bay vineyard of the same name – made from organic Sauvignon Blanc with plenty of skin contact before pressing. A slightly opaque golden colour, with just …

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Astrolabe Chardonnay 2023
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Astrolabe Chardonnay 2023

December 25, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Marlborough wine, blended from four different clones from grapes grown at the producer’s home vineyard in the lower Wairau Valley, the Wrekin Vineyard on the clay hillsides of the …

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Esk Valley Heipipi The Terraces 2020
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Esk Valley Heipipi The Terraces 2020

December 24, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

One of New Zealand’s great ‘Bordeaux style’ red wines – from a steep hillside vineyard in Bayview, Hawke’s Bay. The low yielding vines were planted back in 1989 and  The …

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Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay 2016
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Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay 2016

December 23, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

There wouldn’t be many more than a dozen vineyards in the country that are regarded as such top-level quality that their names are instantly recognisable to wine fans and writ …

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Elephant Hill ‘Earth’ Chardonnay 2022
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Elephant Hill ‘Earth’ Chardonnay 2022

December 22, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

One of the Elephant Hill designations – each expression drawn from one of ‘Sea’ (Te Awanga), ‘Earth’ (Bridge Pa) and ‘Stone’ (Gimblett Gravels). A pale gold colour in the glass. …

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Aard ‘Le Petit’ Syrah 2023
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Aard ‘Le Petit’ Syrah 2023

December 20, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Using Syrah from the Hopesgrove vineyard in Hawke’s Bay in a natural style, and designed to be served lightly chilled. In the glass it is darker than a rosé – …

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Oraterra Pinot Gris 2023

December 19, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A first release for this new label comes from the McCreanor Vineyard in Martinborough. A pale, lemon colour in the glass, with just a sheen of silvery metallic to the …

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Gravner Ribolla Gialla 2013
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Gravner Ribolla Gialla 2013

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A wine from Oslavia in the Friuli region of Italy – next to the border with Slovenia. Made from Ribolla grapes fermented in Georgian amphorae buried underground, then aged in …

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Hopesgrove ‘Cumulus’ 2023
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Hopesgrove ‘Cumulus’ 2023

December 17, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A white wine made from a blend of two varietals – 80% Chardonnay and 20% Viognier. A pale green-straw colour in the glass. The perfume is quite lively and aromatic, …

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