Opawa Pinot Noir 2019
A Marlborough Pinot Noir, dark ruby red in the glass. Aromas of vibrant red fruits – cherry, redcurrant, raspberry and black plum. A youthful brightness, with sassy acidity leading into …
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Linden Estate Chardonnay 2018
A Eskdale Chardonnay, from a label that I’ve kept an eye on since my first foray to Hawke’s Bay twenty years ago. Bright, pale lemon with a golden hue in …
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Kinross ‘The Pioneer’ Waitaki Pinot Noir 2020
Bright, dark ruby in the glass, with aromas of strawberry, sour cherry compote, redcurrant, orange rind, plum and warm baked earth. Briskly acidic, with fabulous line and length through the …
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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe’ series Sauvignon Blanc 2021s
Meaning ‘territory’ in Te Reo Maori – these wines are part of a range that Rapaura Springs have created to showcase the sub-regions of Marlborough and how the distinct terroir …
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Rapaura Springs Bull Paddock Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2021
A single vineyard expression, from a vineyard in Dillon’s Point that was once dairy farmland. Arguably one of the best sub-regions from which to select your top-of-the-line Sauvignon Blanc. Whilst …
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Love Block Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
From their ‘Someone’s Darling’ 9-hectare vineyard on the Bendigo Loop Road in Bendigo, Central Otago. Mdi-depth shade of ruby in the glass. Classic Bendigo on the nose – thyme, baked …
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Stonecroft Old-Vine Gewurztraminer 2019
From vines in the Gimblett Gravels, planted in 1992, made in very limited quantities. A bright gold in the glass, with an amazing perfume – floral, with honeysuckle, rose petal …
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Westbrook Waimauku Chardonnay 2016
From their beautiful site in West Auckland, comes the multi-award winning Chardonnay. A brilliant pale lemon-green in the glass with a crisp, expressive nose of preserved lemon, hazelnut, mandarin peel …
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Villa Maria Barrique Fermented Gisborne Chardonnay 2011
Pale gold in the glass, showing some bottle age of course, but still with a hint of green to the edges. Flinty, vibrant nose with a smoky minerality, then a …
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Smith & Sheth CRU Kawarau Pinot Noir 2018
Bright and vibrant ruby red in the glass, with an effusive aroma of redcurrant, cherry and rosehip, with a lovely floral lift of violets. The lighter colour belies a broad …
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