A tasting at Mt Rosa, Gibbston
Although there’s a fresh dusting of snow on the mountains around us, the morning is bright and quite toasty sitting in the sun outside the recently revamped Tasting Room at …
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Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah 2009
Using fruit from the Gimblett Gravels – one of the label’s top wines, and well cellared at over a dozen years. A dense burgundy red in the glass, showing little …
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Tantalus Cachette Reserve Chardonnay 2020
A Waiheke Island wine, from an excellent vintage in 2020. A pale straw colour in the glass, with a perfume that is quite tight but alluring – white peach, ginger, …
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A remarkable tasting of Rieslings
Tonight’s gathering of the ‘Wine Flight’ group takes place against a backdrop of traffic carnage – the city having gone into grid-locked meltdown due to an afternoon of rain (after …
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Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux 2019
The top white wine from Craggy Range – Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay – had a four-year break while their Gimblett Gravels Vineyard was replanted. This 2019 is the first in …
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A late summer selection from Laithwaites
Starting with a white that wouldn’t be on most people’s table this weekend – Château Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2020. A single varietal white wine, from Bordeaux, in France, sealed …
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Te Kano Chardonnay 2021
A blend of the Te Kano Estate Gerome and Northburn Vineyards, made from three clones – Mendoza, 1066 and 548. Appetising aromas of lemon, peach, apple and sliced fennel, with …
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Clearview Estate Reserve Syrah 2019
From the Clearview Estate at Te Awanga in Hawke’s Bay. A dark purple-mauve in the glass, with a definitive aroma of Syrah. Fragrant with bramble, damson, fig, star anise, black …
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Domaine Rewa, Central Otago
I was contacted recently by the owner of Central Otago label, Domaine Rewa. My exposure to the wines has previously been limited to the excellent Chardonnay, and a taste of …
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New releases from Clos Henri
In Marlborough, Clos Henri are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first harvest. As the physical property has evolved, so too now does the company’s identity – with a revised …
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