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Month: August 2023

Church Road ‘1’ Syrah 2021
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Church Road ‘1’ Syrah 2021

August 31, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

I first tasted this new release Hawke’s Bay Syrah from the Redstone Vineyard at a dinner at Somm alongside a sensational Confit duck leg, with parisian gnocchi, butternut, prunes and …

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Heron’s Flight Rosato 2022
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Heron’s Flight Rosato 2022

August 30, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From one of Auckland’s local Italian specialists, using Dolcetto (a Piedmonte varietal) and Sangiovese (from Tuscany) to make a Rosato style of Rosé. A splendid colour – vibrantly jewel-like with …

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Church Road ‘1’ Chardonnay 2022
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Church Road ‘1’ Chardonnay 2022

August 29, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

The top Chardonnay from Church Road for 2022 – there isn’t a ‘Tom’ Chardonnay. A single vineyard wine, from the Tuki Tuki Vineyard – one of their latest-ripening sites. In …

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Toby Gillmann
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A visit to Gillman Estate, Matakana

August 28, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A trip up to Matakana earlier in the year gave me a chance to pop in and see Toby Gillman at his family vineyard. The year has been a write-off …

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Esk Valley Syrah 2021
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Esk Valley Syrah 2021

August 27, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A Hawke’s Bay Syrah from the ‘Artisanal’ range of Esk Valley wines. A deep garnet red colour in the glass, with an aroma led by boysenberry, blackcurrant and red plum, …

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Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2022
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Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2022

August 26, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A single vineyard Pinot Noir from Terra Sancta’s 300m above sea-level Mysterious Diggings vineyard in Bannockburn. A translucent shade of garnet in the glass, with bright and perky aromatics of …

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Clos Marguerite Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé 2019
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Clos Marguerite Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé 2019

August 25, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

From the company’s family-owned and run vineyard high up the Awatere Valley. Just a light coppery shade of pink in the glass, with a soft mousse of bubbles. The perfume …

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Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2006
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Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2006

August 24, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Labelled ‘Grand Cru Classé de Graves’, this white wine – 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon – from Pessac-Léognan is considered one of the world’s greatest white wines. A light …

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A box of discovery from laithwaites.co.nz
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A box of discovery from laithwaites.co.nz

August 23, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

Although this is about the eighth box of wines that I’ve received from Laithwaites – the thrill of opening it up and pulling out the bottles to see what’s inside …

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Whitehaven Chardonnay 2022
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Whitehaven Chardonnay 2022

August 21, 2023August 22, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - Leave a Comment

A pale golden, lime green colour in the glass. An elegant, under-stated perfume with good complexity. Some flinty, struck-match smokiness overlays lemon, white fig, melon, grapefruit, almond, nougat and tarragon …

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