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Month: May 2022

Top 10 Tasting Other whites
Reviews / Top 10 Tastings

WineFolio Top 10 Tasting: ‘Other Whites’

May 31, 2022June 2, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

We sneaked in a Top 10 Tasting, only a couple of months since our endeavours with Red Blends – www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=5323 – as one of our crew – Morningside legend Nigel …

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Unison Selection 2002
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Unison Selection 2002

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

From the Gimblett Gravels sub-region of Hawke’s Bay, and a delicious twenty years of gentle cellaring and ageing. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah; showing a dense ruby, …

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Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay Collection 2021
Features / Reviews

Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay Collection 2021

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - 2 Comments.

From Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers – a selection of 2020 vintage Chardonnay – a stellar year – I’m expecting some superb wines in this collection, showing great regional – even sub-regional …

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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1998
'Non-NZ wines' / Reviews

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1998

May 27, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - 2 Comments.

Courtesy of sparring partner and retired winemaker, Larry McKenna; comes the chance to try an older vintage of a wine I’ve had a few goes at recently. The oldest version …

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Dancing Petrel vineyard
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Dancing Petrel Vineyard, Northland

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

One of the furthest-north vineyards I’ve visited is at Dancing Petrel up in Northland – where I visited Kim Gilkison after a tip-off from Rod McIvor at Marsden Estate (who …

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Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020
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Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020

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

A return to a WineFolio favourite – the 2018 vintage was the winning wine in our Top 10 tasting of New Zealand Chardonnays. The 2020 vintage is also now the …

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Rhys Evans Village Vineyards
Winemaker Series

Winemaker Series: Rhys Evans

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

I’m a big believer in a personal recommendation. So when a colleague tells me he’s been over to see a small producer in Havelock North, based on a tip from …

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Testify Red 18
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Testify ‘Red’ 2020

May 23, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Daniel Brennan’s ‘Big red’ of his stable of Testify/Decibel/Giunta wines. This year it is still Gimblett Gravels fruit, but with 20% Merlot joining the Malbec party. A dense dark purple …

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Pierro Chardy 19
Features / Reviews

A tour around the best of Australian Chardonnays

May 22, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

At a long weekend staying at Clearview Homestead recently, not only did I get to taste a regional selection of the 2020 Hawke’s Bay Chardonnays; a long afternoon of Californian …

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Escarpment Kupe Pinot Noir 2013
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Escarpment Kupe Pinot Noir 2013

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

From the Kupe vineyard just east of Martinborough on its terraced, alluvial gravel soils, comes this top-drawer Pinot Noir, made one of the country’s legendary winemakers – Larry McKenna. Huw …

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