Hinton ‘Hill Country’ Pinot Noir 2018
From a steep hillside vineyard at Earnscleugh, near Alexandra, the wine is a dark ruby, burgundy colour in the glass, with a spicy, dried herbal nose of thyme, budhleia, star …
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Goshawk Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
From Hawke’s Bay, this is the solo project of one of the region’s premier winemakers. Unusual to find a pure New Zealand Cabernet Sauvignon, and this bold wine from premium …
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Tony Bish ‘Heartwood’ Chardonnay 2019
From the Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay specialist – this has an opulence to the aromas of peach, vanilla bean, flint, mandarin, roast almond and citrus blossom. Intense, concentrated and rich – …
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Hawke’s Bay: Napier and around
This is the last our sub-regional guides to Hawke’s Bay – this time we’ll be looking at the wineries that you reach heading from the north, and then the ones …
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Turnstone Sauvignon Blanc 2020
From Marlborough, this Gold Medal winner at the NZIWS in 2020, shows a bright, clear pale green-lemon in the glass, with piercing aromas of green capsicum, fresh sorrel and chamomile, …
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Johner Chardonnay 2019
From Gladstone, in the heart of the Wairarapa. Glowing golden lemon-yellow, with greenish edges in the glass. A fairly bold style, with ripe fruits on the nose – apricot, grapefruit, …
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Fog Fest – one day celebration of hazy ales & cloudy wines
Building on the success of previous events Cult Wine is once again teaming up Beer Jerk to host an amazing one-off wine and beer festival in Auckland in just four …
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Mudbrick Reserve Syrah 2019
Bright translucent ruby red in the glass – infused with aromas of thyme, cassis, smoked meat, caramel, rosehip and violets. Plenty to discover on the palate – fresh, vibrant with …
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Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019
Dark, ripe and plush with intoxicating aromas of cherry, plum, leather and truffle. Dry, graceful and more reserved on the palate, with bramble, liquorice, redcurrant and mocha flavours that fan …
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TW Platinum Chardonnay 2017
The top tier of this under-rated label (Tietjen Witters) from Gisborne, this chardonnay seeing 18 months in barrel. A pale, bright golden yellow with green tinges in the glass. Richly …
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