Mission Estate Reserve Malbec 2020
Wines made from 100% Malbec in New Zealand can be hard to find – but Mission Estate produce this one from the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke’s Bay, and 2020 was …
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TW Platinum Chardonnay 2017
A Chardonnay from ‘the golden slopes’ of Gisborne – handpicked and whole bunch pressed. Showing a vibrant golden-green colour in the glass. The perfume is equally golden with quince, yellow …
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Ngā Mihi Albariño 2024
A white wine made by GroCo – the company name of the Gisborne Wine Growers Co-operative, representing over thirty local wine growers. Winemakers Mark Thompson and Anita Ewart-Croy make the …
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Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir 2015
A Pinot Noir from their ‘icon range’ of wines – made from Te Muna Road vineyard fruit, grown on the outskirts of Martinborough, Wairarapa. A dense, bold purple colour in …
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Astrolabe Wrekin Chenin Blanc 2016
From the Wrekin vineyard in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys sub-region. With some bottle age, this has a pale golden glow in the glass. The bouquet shows spice and a very alluring …
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De la Terre Reserve Viognier 2015
The second ten-year old Hawke’s Bay Viognier to cross my path in a few days, after the Falconhead 2014 (www.winefolio.co.nz/?p=12483 ) last week! A pale steely green colour, with flashes …
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Oraterra Pinot Noir 2023
A new wine from the well-established McCreanor Vineyard in Martinborough – where Wilco Lam and his team have found a new home for their Oraterra label. A deep plum-ruby colour …
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Misha’s Vineyard Lyric Riesling 2022
A dry style of riesling from a single vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago. A translucent silver-green in the glass. The bouquet is buoyant with flavours of lime, apple, satsuma, preserved …
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Vinarchy: a new global wine company
Australian Wine Holdco Limited (“AWL”) – a consortium of international institutional investors – yesterday announced the creation of Vinarchy, a new global wine company, combining the assets of wholly-owned Accolade …
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Astrolabe Wrekin Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020
From one of Marlborough’s ‘name vineyards’ in the Southern Valleys sub-region. A shining ruby-burgundy colour in the glass. Damson plum, rosehip, elderberry, cherry, incense and liquorice sit amongst lavender, lilac …
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