Central Otago – Cromwell
Coming from the north, the first Cellar Door that you’ll find to visit is Matt Connell Wines just off the highway that runs between Cromwell and Wanaka at 140 State …
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Zaria Chardonnay 2019
A Hawke’s Bay wine, another beauty from the winning 2019 vintage. Crisp and bright – a green-lemon colour, with a shy but elegant nose. Pure and clean notes of white …
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Rockburn ‘The Art’ Pinot Noir 2021
A dense ruby-purple colour in the glass. Varietally pure aromatics, with black cherry, bramble, raspberry, cinnamon, hazelnut, damson plum and a lift of violet florals on the nose. The core …
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Trinity Hill Pinot Gris 2022
A pale golden-slate in the glass, with a waft of equally golden aromas – pear, ginger, quince, allspice, white peach and honeysuckle on the nose. Succulently ripe and just off-dry …
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Champagne Jean Louis Vergnon x 2
‘Expression’ Extra-Brut 2010 A blanc de blancs champagne – so 100% Chardonnay – from Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger / Oger and Avize. A pale gold in the glass, …
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Black Barn 191 Chardonnay 2019
A youthful, bright, pale lemon-green in the glass. The bouquet reveals quince, grapefruit, white pepper, cashew nut, white peach, wheat biscuit and geranium. The palate has a core of minerality …
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A morning at Te Mata Estate
A first time visiting Te Mata Estate in Hawke’s Bay. It’s the producer of the regions’ most revered wine – the red ‘Coleraine’, but has so far escaped my attentions. …
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Champagne Chartogne-Taillet Heurtebise 2017
A blanc-de-blancs single vineyard ‘Grower champagne’ from Merfy – the “Heurtebise” vineyard. Very dry, but also wonderfully complex. The nose shows this in spades – almond, fennel, creme fraiche, white …
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Sam Harrop Cedalion Chardonnay 2019
From a single vineyard site in Waiheke’s Onetangi Valley. A pale golden-lemon colour in the glass. Crisp, bountiful aromatics of grapefruit, vanilla, lemon zest, brioche, white pepper, nectarine and chestnut. …
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Chris Scott wins New Zealand Winemaker of the Year for the fifth time
Hawke’s Bay winery, Church Road has achieved excellence at the annual Winestate Wine of the Year Awards announced tonight with Chief Winemaker, Chris Scott, crowned New Zealand Winemaker of the …
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