Filly Chardonnay 2023
A return to taste a wine that I first met in May last year (and had thought to go back to sooner than this) – https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=8494. But this is a …
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Mawhitipana Estate Syrah 2020
A wine from Waiheke – a small single vineyard block – in a great vintage for 2020. A bright ruby purple colour in the glass. Effusively aromatic and quite varietally-typical. …
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Newton Johnson ‘Family Vineyards’ Chardonnay 2019
Coming from the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley, which stretches inland from the coastal town of Hermanus, South Africa – an area first planted in 1976. A translucent pale straw …
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Anselmo Mendes Pardusco Vinho Verde Tinto 2022
A return to Vinho Verde’s origins. Back then, the name Vinho Verde was not used – ‘Pardusco’ was the name given to red wines with a translucent, brick red colour …
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Filly Sauvignon Blanc 2023
A white wine from Martinborough, using hand picked fruit from Drummond Farm. A light gold colour in the glass. Distinctively Sauvignon on the nose, with passionfruit, lemongrass, white peach, blackcurrant …
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Mumm Central Otago Pinot Noir 2021
A wine originating from the Lowburn sub-region of Central Otago. A deep purple ink colour in the glass. Vibrantly aromatic, showing regional-identifying touches of black cherry, thyme and peppercorn to …
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Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Albariño 2023
A varietal that it best known for dry white wines from Galicia in north-western Spain – now becoming widely planted in New Zealand – local Albariños won Gold medals five …
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Trinity Hill ‘The Trinity’ 2021 (updated)
A return to taste a wine that I reviewed a couple of years ago, at the start of 2022. As a critic, it is a good exercise to see look …
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Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
A wine from the Omaka Valley in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys region. Winner of a Gold medal in this year’s NZIWS recently. A light lemon-green colour in the glass. The perfume …
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Laithwaites ‘Return to New Zealand’ box, part 1
It has been a while since I left the shores of New Zealand for a lengthy trip overseas, but I spent six weeks away in Europe recently – returning home …
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