Rockburn Fumé Blanc 2022
A 100% Sauvignon Blanc wine, from the Parkburn Vineyard in Central Otago. An expression far removed from what the world expects from a Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand. The juice …
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Matawhero Church House Chenin Blanc 2021
A single vineyard wine from the Briant’s vineyard in the Patutahi region of Gisborne, just across the river from Matawhero. A vibrant green-gold colour in the glass. The perfume speaks …
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Giaconda Estate Chardonnay 2018
A Chardonnay from a well-known producer in Beechworth, Victoria (Australia) – the recent vintage winning the first 100/100 score from The Wine Advocate for an Australian white table wine. This 2018 …
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Samuel Mark Wines – new label & releases
One of the delights of working in wine is that, as well as tasting old favourites, you get to discover new labels. They are perhaps making a couple of wines …
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Bespoke Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc 2019
A wine from Mills Reef, grown in the Mere Road vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay – and from the superb 2019 vintage. An inkily dark and …
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Johner Gladstone Pinot Noir 2020
The current vintage of a wine I’ve encountered many times before (and reviewed on the site) From the estate vineyards in Gladstone, Wairarapa. A deep burgundy colour in the glass. …
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Blank Canvas Reed Vineyard Chardonnay 2021
A Chardonnay from the Reed Vineyard in the Waihopai Valley – Marlborough, hand-picked and fermented with indigenous yeasts. Pale straw-green in the glass, with a struck-match reductivity that quickly ebbs …
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Mount Edward Grüner Veltliner 2017
A varietal that is probably Austria’s ‘national grape’ (like Sauvignon Blanc is to NZ). With not much of it grown locally, it is tricky one to track down – this …
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D’Arenberg ‘The Danger Mouse’ Nero d’Avola 2021
Named after a plague of mice that troubled the vineyards, this McLaren Vale wine is 100% Nero d’Avola – a wine we don’t see much of in New Zealand. A …
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Obsidian ‘The Mayor’ Reserve 2019
A wine from Waiheke Island – a blend of mostly Cabernet Franc, with smaller amounts of Petit Verdot and Malbec. An opaque deep crimson colour in the glass. A bouquet …
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