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Month: September 2023

Vilaura Methode Traditionelle 2019
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Vilaura Methode Traditionelle 2019

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

A new label of sparkling wine – in fact a new production facility in Hawke’s Bay as well – with their first bottled product opened for me for tasting this …

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The Boneline Wai-iti Pinot Noir 2020
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The Boneline Wai-iti Pinot Noir 2020

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

A focus on terroir is key to this interesting producer from Waipara, blessed with limestone-rich soils. A glossy, slightly opaque ruby-purple in the glass. The perfume isn’t bold, rather shyly …

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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe - Rapaura’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023
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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe – Rapaura’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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

Probably the best recognised of the Marlborough sub-regions, this wine occupies a more familiar ‘Marlborough Sav’ area of the spectrum. Not to mean that the typicity renders it any less …

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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe - Blind River’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023
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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe – Blind River’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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

This is the third year that I have had the opportunity to review the ‘Rohe’ series from Rapaura Springs in Marlborough. These three Sauvignon Blancs have quite distinct voices that …

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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe - Dillons Point’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023
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Rapaura Springs ‘Rohe – Dillons Point’ Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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

It’s a delight to taste these sub-regional expressions of Sauvignon Blanc from Rapaura Springs. A set of wines that are pioneering the concept of regional variation – Rohe translates as …

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Winemaker series – Amy Farnsworth

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 - by David Walker Bell - 1 Comment

I’m in Hawke’s Bay for a couple of days – but it is Midwinter and quite cold. At Amy’s house she’s struggling to get the wood fire going to warm …

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Pyramid Valley Orange
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Pyramid Valley Orange

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

From North Canterbury – a blend of three vineyards. The fruit is whole bunch fermented in open-top fermenters, then aged in clay amphora and old barrels for around 6 months. …

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Takapoto Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020
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Takapoto Estate Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020

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

Made from top quality Chardonnay in coastal Hawke’s Bay, by this exciting Waikato label. A pale golden-green colour in the glass, with varietal aromas of grapefruit, nectarine, cashew nut, lemon …

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Bream Creek Reserve Pinot Noir 2022
'Non-NZ wines' / Reviews

Bream Creek Reserve Pinot Noir 2022

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

From one of the oldest vineyards in Tasmania, overlooking historic Marion Bay. A bright ruby-purple colour in the glass. An immediate note of smoky oak on the nose, alongside black …

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A tasting of Troplong Mondot

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

Chateau Troplong Mondot, has 30 hectares of fine terroir – the vineyards in a prime position on the hill of Mondot – the high point of the St-Emilion appellation, overlooking …

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