Man O’ War ‘Gravestone’ 2019
A ‘Bordeaux Blanc’ style white wine – a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon from Waiheke Island. Pale lemon/straw colour in the glass, with intriguing aromas of green apple, cut …
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Astrolabe Comelybank vineyard Rosé 2021
From fruit grown by Jeff and Vanessa Hammond in the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough – from the low-yielding, but superb quality, 2021 vintage. A pale peachy pink in the glass, with …
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Trinity Hill ‘Molly’s Block’ Rosé 2021
From syrah grapes, in the Motea Pa appellation of Hawke’s Bay. A refined, pale salmon pink colour in the glass, with aromatics and floral notes coming brightly to the fore …
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Church Road ‘Gwen’ Chardonnay 2020
Named in honour of the wife of pioneer winemaker Tom McDonald; hand-picked fruit from the Omaranui vineyard in the Tutaikuri sub-region of Hawke’s Bay. A pale gold in the glass, …
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Osawa Wines ‘Flying Sheep’ Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
From the Osawa vineyard in Maraekakaho – this Bordeaux blend is a classic Hawke’s Bay red. Dark garnet in the glass, perfumed with smoky, charred plum, graphite, boysenberry, chamomile, black …
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Quartz Reef Chardonnay 2016
An older version of a wine that was a big discovery for me in 2020. From Bendigo in Central Otago, a bright, lemon-green colour in the glass. Elegant and fresh, …
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Tyrrell’s Lunatiq Shiraz 2009
From Heathcote in Central Victoria, Australia – sourced from their oldest blocks and only made in really good years. Darkest garnet in the glass, with a rich and inviting nose …
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Passage Rock Reserve Chardonnay 2019
Using their best fruit from Estate vineyards on Waiheke Island. Bright, pale golden-yellow, greening at the edges. Perfumed with satsuma, grapefruit, red apple, chestnut, oatmeal and lemon blossom. Crisp, enticing …
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Cooper’s Creek ‘The Limeworks’ Chardonnay 2018
From their excellent Hawke’s Bay vineyard ‘The Limeworks’. Pale lemon-green in the glass, with a vitality and exhuberance on the nose – flush with aromas of nectarine, cashew, grapefruit, yellow …
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Timo Mayer Nebbiolo 2019
From Yarra Valley fruit, this young Nebbiolo is a stunning magenta-garnet in the glass. Flush with perfumes both savoury and sweet – black cherry, thyme, cranberry, blueberry, sumac and rose …
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