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Month: October 2020

Tankersley Pinot Noir 2014
Reviews

Tankersley Estate Pinot Noir 2014

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From Pisa in Central Otago. Dark ruby red, with some obvious darkening to a mahogany colour with the (6 years) bottle age. On the generous nose are red cherry, bramble, …

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Nadine Cross
Winemaker Series

Winemaker series – Nadine Cross

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

We visited the home of one of Central Otago’s premier labels – Peregrine – and toured the amazing, iconic building earlier this year, as the team were starting to ramp …

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Clearview Beachhead Chardonnay 2019
News

Clearview wins ‘Nissan Champion Wine of the Show’ with Beachhead Chardonnay 2019

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Having scored one of those new-fangled Double Gold Medals for the wine at this years New Zealand International Wine Show – the Clearview team went a couple of steps further …

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Rockburn Barrels Pinots
Reviews

Rockburn 2019 ‘Eight Barrels’ & ‘Eleven Barrels’ Pinot Noirs

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

When I was in Central Otago this year, Malcolm Rees-Francis, the winemaker at Rockburn, had just started doing his annual barrel selection. This is where he tastes every separate barrel …

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Features

An afternoon with Smith & Sheth

October 18, 2020October 22, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

It’s a Spring in which visitor numbers have been decimated in our biggest City. No New Zealanders want to travel to the only place in the country that seemingly carries …

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Te Awanga Cellar Door
NZ Wine Regions

Hawke’s Bay: Havelock North to Te Awanga

October 16, 2020January 20, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Let’s start this section of Hawke’s Bay as though you’re in the centre of Havelock North. You’ve had your breakfast at one of the excellent café options in town, and …

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Peregrine Chardonnay 2018
Reviews

Peregrine Chardonnay 2018

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

An elegant and complex bouquet with nectarine, red apple and almond biscuit notes. Medium bodied, with a supple and creamy texture, cut with a moderate acidity. Still quite restrained on …

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Osawa vineyard
Features

Osawa Wines, Hawke’s Bay

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Quietly producing some of Hawke’s Bay finest wines, and then selling them mainly in Japan, are Osawa Wines. Winemaker is a certain Rod McDonald – well known to WineFolio readers. …

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Askerne The Archer Chardonnay
Reviews

Askerne ‘The Archer’ Chardonnay 2018

October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

The first vintage of this new wine, representing ‘the pinnacle of this variety from Askerne’. Having enjoyed their Reserve Chardonnay over the years, I was keen to try this. A …

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Trinity Hill Homage
Reviews

Trinity Hill ‘Homage’ 2018

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

The newest vintage of a stellar New Zealand wine – rightly considered an icon, and a wine with a sterling reputation overseas as well as locally. At $150 a bottle, …

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