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Lockdown Wine Battle v.2011 Babich vs Villa Maria

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Babich Winemakers Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir 2011 Dark, brooding burgundy colour, just browning off at the edges; with a bouquet of dark cherry and baking spices. Mid-weighted body, with more …

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Crossroads Chardonnay and Soho Peggy Sauvignon Blanc
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Crossroads Chardonnay and Soho Peggy Sauvignon Blanc

March 31, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Crossroads Milestone Series Chardonnay 2018 From the Yealands Group, a Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, with fruit from across the region. A brilliant lemon yellow in the glass, with a nose of nectarine, …

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Stoneleigh Rapaura Sauvignon Blanc
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Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016

March 29, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Now, I’m not much of a Sauvignon Blanc drinker – what I do quite like is getting a top-drawer bottle, like this one, and putting them away for a few …

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Ka Tahi Syrah 2015
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Ka Tahi Syrah 2015

March 24, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A deep inky burgundy, browning at the edges in the glass, quite leggy. A nose of deep rich plum and brambles, and a waft of violet florals. Full bodied, through …

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Man O’ War Pinque 2019

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

Stridently youthful and bursting with fresh flavours – I devoured this on a roasting hot late summer evening – just the time I like a good rosé, as a pre-dinner …

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Ash Ridge Chardonnay
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Ash Ridge Estate Chardonnay 2018

March 21, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Hawke’s Bay wine, from the Bridge Pa Triangle. Light golden-green in the glass, with all the hallmarks of the ‘modern’ New Zealand Chardonnay on the nose – flinty, slightly …

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Mills Reef Reserve Chardonnay
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Mills Reef Reserve wines – 16.03.2020

March 17, 2020July 5, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

After scoring a hugely creditable second place, podium finish, in the WineFolio Top 10 tasting with their Reserve Pinot Gris… we were committed to trying the other wines from this …

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Rockburn Pinot Gris 2002
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Rockburn Pinot Gris 2002

March 15, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Made, I am reliably told, by Rudi Bauer during his time making wines for Hay’s Lake – then Rockburn. A Central Otago Pinot Gris – sealed under cork. Sensational nose …

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Lake Chalice Gewurtztraminer
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Lake Chalice Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2015

March 8, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the multi-award-winning Twin Valleys vineyard of Peter and Ann Reed. A bright light straw yellow in the glass, with a lifted nose of rose petal, musk and a touch …

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Quartz Reef Chardonnay
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Quartz Reef Chardonnay 2018

March 3, 2020May 9, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From their elevated, biodynamic, Demeter certified Bendigo Estate vineyard comes this extraordinary single vineyard wine. A brilliant lemon-green in the glass, with a complex bouquet of ripe peach, lime and …

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