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Month: June 2021

Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2019
Reviews

Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2019

June 29, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A year on from release, the Estate has developed beautifully. With a slightly reductive opening on the nose, that then shows roast cashew, lemon rind, peach, golden apple and grapefruit, …

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Kyle Thompson
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Winemaker series: Kyle Thompson

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

An excellent evening (at First Glass Wines and Spirits in Takapuna) was had recently, tasting some of the current wines from St. Clair in Marlborough with Senior Winemaker, Kyle Thompson. …

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Saving Grace Dry Riesling 2019
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Saving Grace Dry Riesling 2019

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Waipara Hills upper tier range – Saving Grace – and a varietal that is renowned for being a star of the North Canterbury region. Palest green-yellow in the glass, with …

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Jackson Estate ‘Vintage Widow’ Pinot Noir 2012
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Jackson Estate ‘Vintage Widow’ Pinot Noir 2012

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

The 2015 vintage of this wine was the Trophy Winner at IWSC in 2019 (effectively being judged as the Best Pinot Noir in the World!). Medium depth garnet ruby red …

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Johanneshof Noble Late Harvest Riesling 18
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Johanneshof Noble Late Harvest Riesling 2018

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Trophy-winning dessert wine at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards in 2021. A rose and butterscotch colour in the glass, with vibrant aromas of honey, golden peach, cherry, lemon thyme, …

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Bottles of wine from Johner
Features

Johner Estate, Wairarapa

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - 2 Comments.

Late afternoon, I drive down to the end of Dakins Road in Gladstone and spend an hour at the Cellar Door of Johner Estate. This was a place suggested to …

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Te Awanga ‘One Off’ The Foudre Chardonnay 2019
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Te Awanga ‘One Off’ The Foudre Chardonnay 2019

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

An elegant, but taut nose showing restrained notes of white peach, mandarin, roast cashew, grapefruit pith and oatmeal, with wood smoke and elderflower. Medium bodied and still tight across the …

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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Gris 2020
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Gris 2020

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A single vineyard wine from the Seddon Vineyard in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. Great looking lemon-green in the glass, with a nose of white peach, pear, nutmeg, mandarin peel and ginger. …

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Vintage survey 2021
News

Reports on the 2021 vintage

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Looking at some of the figures released recently about the 2021 vintage – overall harvest was down 19% across the country, although Central Otago recorded an increase of 21%. This …

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Schubert winemaker Marion Deimling
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Winemaker series: Marion Deimling

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

On my first ‘proper’ field trip to Wairarapa, I had a day in Martinborough to talk to a few of the producers. There’s a lot more to come from more …

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