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Month: February 2021

Tupari Sauvignon Blanc 2018
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Tupari Sauvignon Blanc 2018

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Following an excellent tasting of the Tupari ‘Boulder Rows’ Sav a few weeks ago, now it is the turn of the ‘regular’ Sauvignon Blanc from the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. …

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Tony Bish
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Winemaker series: Tony Bish

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

I arrange to meet Tony at the Urban Winery early one morning, and even by my standards the previous night had been entertaining, so we decide it’s a little early …

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Te Kairanga Runholder Pinot Noir 2017
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Te Kairanga ‘Runholder’ Pinot Noir 2017

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the original landholdings of John Martin (founder of Martinborough), on the home block vineyard, comes this vibrant, dark crimson Pinot Noir. Floral and red-fruited on the nose with raspberry, …

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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2017
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2017

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

A single vineyard wine, from their Hawke’s Bay Gimblett Gravels vineyard. A pale lemon yellow with green towards the edges. Richly aromatic with white peach, roast almond croissant, mandarin peel …

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Church Road Chardonnay 2016
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Church Road Chardonnay 2016

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

As I review wines, there’s a tendency to seek out ‘the best’. I want to find those great wines produced in New Zealand and present them to you, with my …

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Radburnd Cellars Merlot Cabernet 2018
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Radburnd Cellars Merlot Cabernet 2018

February 17, 2021February 19, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Hawke’s Bay blend, with 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruit coming from Bridge Pa and the Gimblett Gravels. Hand picked, treated gently with careful sorting and cold …

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Jason Stent Paritua
Winemaker Series

Winemaker series: Jason Stent

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

I’m a big fan of the rich, generous wines from Bridge Pa fruit, and I’m pleased to make it over to Paritua, one of the mainstays of the region, for …

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Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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Giesen ‘Uncharted’ Sauvignon Blanc 2020

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Selected from a couple of vineyards in the Awatere Valley, this Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc brings everything we love about this varietal and presents a couple of twists. A translucent pale …

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Margrain Vineyard
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Wairarapa: Martinborough pt.1

February 14, 2021January 14, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Moving on from the northern part of the Wairarapa region, head into the rather picturesque town of Martinborough. For the sheer number of wineries packed into one area, this place …

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Holdaway Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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Holdaway Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2020

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Marlborough wine, from Dillons Point on the lower Wairau Plains, showing a rich nose of guava, green apple, grapefruit and lime zest. Fairly complex and concentrated. Juicy on the …

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