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Rockburn Stolen Kiss Rosé 2024
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Rockburn Stolen Kiss Rosé 2024

November 9, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A rosé made from Central Otago Pinot Noir. A bright copper-pink in the glass. The scent is key here, with a complex blending of candy store spicy sweetness and savoury …

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Rocha Terrace Pinot Noir 2023
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Rocha Terrace Pinot Noir 2023

November 7, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From a Bendigo vineyard originally founded by James Dicey, now re-named and producing wine as Rocha Terrace – the wine made by Rudi Bauer. A dark ruby colour in the …

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No.1 Family Estate ‘Reine’ Cuvée Reserve

November 6, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Méthode NV wine from Marlborough – a tribute to the Le Brun family’s Mother. The classic champagne blend of Chardonnay (50%), Pinot Noir (43%) and Pinot Meunier (7%). The …

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Pask Declaration Chardonnay 2019
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Pask Declaration Chardonnay 2019

November 5, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Chardonnay from the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, in a great vintage. Plenty of colour in the glass here – a brilliant gold. Plenty to find on the nose …

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Crossing Point Rosé 2024
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Crossing Point Rosé 2024

November 4, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Crossing Point is a label from Takapoto Estate, based on the banks of Lake Karapiro, in Waikato. Made from 72% Merlot and a balance of Cabernet Franc, it is a …

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Eaton Grüner Veltliner 2021

November 3, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A wine from the Morrison Vineyard on the Waimea Plains of Nelson. A bright lemon-gold colour in the glass. The nose is reticent at first, but wakes up nicely with …

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Blackenbrook Pinot Gris 2024
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Blackenbrook Pinot Gris 2024

November 2, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A wine from Nelson – grown on the classic Moutere clay soils. Winner of a Gold Medal in this years NZIWS. A pale silvery-green in the glass. Perfumed with varietally-typical …

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Groves Lagrein 2022
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Groves Lagrein 2022

October 31, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A red wine – a fairly rare variety in New Zealand – perhaps best known with examples from Alto Adige in Northern Italy. This one is from Martinborough. A dark …

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Peregrine Sauvignon Blanc 2023
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Peregrine Sauvignon Blanc 2023

October 30, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A wine from Central Otago, and a very good vintage. Translucent green coloured in the glass. Lovely aromatic style, with an elegant and crisp nose filled with lemon, pineapple, grapefruit …

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No.1 Family Estate ‘Reserve’ Méthode Traditionelle

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A wine from Marlborough – each year a small quantity of the No.1 Family Estate ‘Cuvée No.1’ is put to cellar for an extra ageing process. This is then released …

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