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Month: April 2022

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Mudbrick Reserve Merlot/Petit Verdot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec 2020

April 30, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Waiheke island Bordeaux-blend red, with four varietals contributing. A bloody ruby red in the glass, with a brooding and complex blast of aromatics on the nose. Cherry, pomegranate, bramble …

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Surveyor Thomson Pinot Noir 2009
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Surveyor Thomson Pinot Noir 2009

April 29, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Central Otago Pinot, from a single vineyard in Lowburn, and a very good vintage. A dense burgundy colour in the glass, just showing some earthy red at the edges, …

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Elephant Hill Reserve Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Malbec 2016

April 28, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A classic Bordeaux Blend from Hawke’s Bay – a great vintage, and with enough years in bottle to have a look and see if it has really started to really …

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Clearview Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2020
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Clearview Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2020

April 27, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

The Champion wine of the NZIWS competition recently, and a wine with immense pedigree (the 2015 wine winning that same award in 2016). An excellent vintage too – reflected in …

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Martin Bell
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Winemaker series: Martin Bell

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

After a flying visit back in 2021, I managed to sneak in an interview with Martin Bell, winemaker at Butterworth, at the winery on Te Muna Road, before harvest in …

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Tantalus Estate Écluse 2016
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Tantalus Estate Écluse 2016

April 25, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A deep claret and carmine red in the glass, with a vivid bouquet of black plum, cedar, cola, cassis, star anise, cherry, chamomile and violets. Beautifully poised in the palate, …

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Trinity Hill ‘Prison Block’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Trinity Hill ‘Prison Block’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

April 24, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the Gimblett Gravels – great to see a wine that is 100% of this classic varietal. An inkily black-hued purple in the glass – …

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Mills reef reserve
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Mills Reef Reserve reds

April 21, 2022April 22, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Back in 2020 I looked at a range of Mills Reef wines – https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=932, and a couple of years on, it was time to take another look at two of …

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Everyday Wine ‘Raf’ Sauvignon Blanc 2018
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Everyday Wine ‘Raf’ Sauvignon Blanc 2018

April 21, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the excellent Everyday wine store – an ‘own brand’ Sauvignon Blanc made from a BioGro-certified organic vineyard in Nelson. Barrel-fermented and matured, in a style more akin to a …

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Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2018
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Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2018

April 20, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Made from Gamay Noir, grown in the Morgon sub-region of Beaujolais. A light, bright, garnet red, magenta-edged in the glass. The nose shows blackcurrant, blueberry, candied fruit peel, plum and …

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