Groves Fumé Blanc 2022
A new vintage of this Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc, which sees old oak – hence the Fumé Blanc label (and style). A bright translucent golden-green in the glass, with energetic and …
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A tasting of E. Guigal, with Negociants
A relative newcomer in Old World wine production terms – the domain having been established by Etienne Guigal in Ampuis in 1946. Their home is at the heart of Côte-Rôtie …
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A Thousand Gods Giara 2022
With fruit sourced from one of the country’s best organic vineyards in Marlborough – 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Viognier, this wine was kept on skins in an 800L clay …
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Spring surprises from laithwaites.co.nz
Turning to a new chapter in the on-going adventures in wine discovery, courtesy of Laithwaites. The box this month contains a range of wines – expect the unexpected! We’ll start …
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Nanny Goat Queensberry Chardonnay 2022
This single vineyard from the small Queensberry sub-region of Central Otago. A winner of a Gold Medal at the NZIWS competition a couple of weeks ago – a show that …
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WineFolio ‘Top 10 Tasting’ – Pinot Noir
It has been a couple of years since the last Top 10 tasting of Pinot Noir at Winefolio Towers. The winner that time was from Terra Sancta – their Jackson’s …
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Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Cabernet Franc 2018
Sourced from the Howell Vineyard in Bridge Pa, Hawke’s Bay – at one tasting I decided that this was their best wine. Revisiting the product now, I don’t see any …
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Vilaura Methode Traditionelle 2019
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
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
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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