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Month: July 2022

Leefield Station Pinot Gris 2021
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Leefield Station Pinot Gris 2021

July 31, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough. Very pale green-straw, with pink/grey edges, in the glass. Lovely aromatic wine, showing a spicy nose that has classic Pinot Gris notes of apple …

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Takapoto Reserve Chardonnay 2018
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Takapoto Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2018

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

Taking fruit from a premium coastal site in Te Awanga to produce their Reserve Chardonnay. A pale gold in the glass, with a rich nose filled with peach and tropical …

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Negociants Fine Wine Tour 2022 & Aussie Shiraz Masterclass

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

A great chance to meet the people behind some of the great wines of both New Zealand and Australia, at the 2022 version of the Negociants Fine Wine Tour. Good …

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Clearview Estate Three Rows Chardonnay 2020
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Clearview Estate Three Rows Chardonnay 2020

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

From a coastal site at Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay. Pale lemon-green in the glass, and a steely freshness on the nose. A flinty reductivity, mandarin, apple caramel, baguette crust, …

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Goldwater Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 1991
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Goldwater Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 1991

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

A wine from Waiheke Island, from pioneers Kim and Jeanette Goldwater who started making wine on the island in 1978. Opened after 31 years in the bottle. A mid-garnet ruby …

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Mount Riley 17 Valley Pinot Noir 2019
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Mount Riley 17 Valley Pinot Noir 2019

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

A Marlborough wine from the Southern Valleys sub-region, and winner of a Gold Medal at NZIWS this year. A dark ruby in the glass, with bright aromatics of cherry, blackcurrant, …

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Takapoto Estate Crossing Point Rosé 2021
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Takapoto Estate Crossing Point Rosé 2021

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

From the boutique winery on the shores of Lake Karapiro. Using Merlot and Cabernet Franc to craft this rosé with a delicately pale salmon pink colour in the glass. Perfumed …

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A tasting of iconic, aged NZ Bordeaux Blends

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

An idea to have a tasting with friends of New Zealand Bordeaux wines, with some age in the bottle, turned into a superb evening of food and wine when one …

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Bilancia Trellinoe 2020
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Bilancia single vineyard Chardonnays – Trelinnoe & Kaikora

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

Two new Chardonnays from Bilancia. Both part of a project to highlight the talents of small, unique vineyards they have discovered in Hawke’s Bay – having previously taken fruit for …

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Bilancia Uvaggio 2020
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Two new wines from Bilancia la collina vineyard

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

Bilancia Uvaggio 2021 From the la collina vineyard – eight rows of Rhône white varieties, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. A pale straw gold in the glass, with beautiful aromatics as …

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