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Saving Grace Dry Riesling 2019
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Saving Grace Dry Riesling 2019

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Waipara Hills upper tier range – Saving Grace – and a varietal that is renowned for being a star of the North Canterbury region. Palest green-yellow in the glass, with …

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Jackson Estate ‘Vintage Widow’ Pinot Noir 2012
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Jackson Estate ‘Vintage Widow’ Pinot Noir 2012

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

The 2015 vintage of this wine was the Trophy Winner at IWSC in 2019 (effectively being judged as the Best Pinot Noir in the World!). Medium depth garnet ruby red …

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Johanneshof Noble Late Harvest Riesling 18
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Johanneshof Noble Late Harvest Riesling 2018

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Trophy-winning dessert wine at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards in 2021. A rose and butterscotch colour in the glass, with vibrant aromas of honey, golden peach, cherry, lemon thyme, …

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Te Awanga ‘One Off’ The Foudre Chardonnay 2019
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Te Awanga ‘One Off’ The Foudre Chardonnay 2019

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

An elegant, but taut nose showing restrained notes of white peach, mandarin, roast cashew, grapefruit pith and oatmeal, with wood smoke and elderflower. Medium bodied and still tight across the …

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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Gris 2020
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Gris 2020

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A single vineyard wine from the Seddon Vineyard in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. Great looking lemon-green in the glass, with a nose of white peach, pear, nutmeg, mandarin peel and ginger. …

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Black Estate Netherwood Chardonnay 2018
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Black Estate Netherwood Chardonnay 2018

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Single vineyard Chardonnay from the south-facing hillside Netherwood vineyard. A pale lemon-green in the glass, with lovely rich aromas of white nectarine, flinty mineral, chestnut, white cherry, pear, acacia and …

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TOM Syrah 15
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Church Road TOM Syrah 2015

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Church Road’s first Syrah release in the TOM series, their pinnacle winemaking. This 2015 wine is a deep, brooding, inky burgundy. Plenty of fleshy, bright fruit on the nose, with …

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Love Block Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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Love Block Sauvignon Blanc 2020

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, and the excellent 2020 vintage. Palest green-gold in the glass, with aromas that aren’t probably what you’d expect from this varietal and location. The nose is …

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Paritua Syrah 2018
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Paritua Syrah 2018

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Hawke’s Bay Syrah, from the Paritua vineyards in Bridge Pa. Darkest burgundy-ruby in the glass, appetisingly aromatic on the nose. With an instant lift of violet, rose and lavender, …

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The Landing ‘Boathouse’ Chardonnay 2019
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The Landing ‘Boathouse’ Chardonnay 2019

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Handpicked fruit from the Purerua Peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the excellent 2019 harvest. Light golden-green in the glass, with an elegant nose of peach, chestnut, greengage and …

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