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Escarpment Chardonnay 2019
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Escarpment Chardonnay 2019

September 1, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Elegantly presented, with a crisp aromatic profile, accented by citrus, cashew nut, red apple and nectarine on the nose. Intense and bright into the palate, lit with a busy rush …

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Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2022
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Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2022

August 30, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the Dillons Point sub-region of Marlborough – the vineyard planted in an old cow paddock. A translucent very pale, green-gold in the glass, with echoes of those classic Marlborough …

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Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020
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Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020

August 28, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Winner of many awards over the years – including a prestigious Best in Show award at the Decanter WWA this year. Made from Tuki Tuki valley fruit in Hawke’s Bay. …

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Tohu Whenua Matua Chardonnay 2019
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Tohu Whenua Matua Chardonnay 2019

August 26, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the Upper Moutere region of Nelson. Keenly aromatic, youthful and accented with a smoky, flinty crushed-shell minerality. Hazelnut, lemon peel, pink grapefruit, baking spice and white peach on the …

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Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay 2019
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Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay 2019

August 24, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From a couple of vineyards in the Bridge Pa and Gimblett Gravels sub-regions of Hawke’s bay. A bright pale gold in the glass, with equaly bright aromatics of nectarine, muesli, …

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Trinity Hill The Gimblett 2021
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Trinity Hill The Gimblett 2021

August 23, 2022August 25, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Delighted to get to try this much-lauded wine from the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke’s Bay in it’s new livery, with a classy gloss-black on matt-black stony motif – looking as …

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Mahi Chardonnay 2021
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Mahi Chardonnay 2021

August 22, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From a combination of vineyards that Mahi work with in Marlborough. A complex nose that starts with a reductive waft of smoky struck match, underlined with white peach, lemon balm, …

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Valli Waitaki Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
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Valli Waitaki Vineyard Chardonnay 2020

August 20, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From North Otago – a wine that Grant Taylor describes as ‘our Chardonnay is my favourite Valli’. A pale green-straw yellow in the glass; with complex, youthful aromas of lemon …

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On Giants Shoulders ‘The Collaborator’ Pinot Noir 2018
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On Giants Shoulders ‘The Collaborator’ Pinot Noir 2018

August 19, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the annual collaboration project – this vintage in 2018 with Ben McNab making the wine with Gabrielle and Braden Crosby of OGS as vignerons. Noticeably light in colour – …

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Esk Valley Chenin Blanc 2021
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Esk Valley Chenin Blanc 2021

August 18, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A single vineyard white, from the excellent Two Terraces vineyard in Mangatahi – good to see Gordon Russell continuing with this variety, a signature wine of his. Palest lemon-green in …

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