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Lake Chalice The Falcon Merlot 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
Youthful and vibrant with plummy fruit and toasty oak on the nose and through the palate. Lots of fruit concentration …
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Saint Clair Origin Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Merlot 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
A youthful wine full of zeal with dense black fruit, cassis and a dash of dried herb on the nose. …
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Taylors Promised Land Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (South Australia)
Youthful with hints of berries and spice on the nose alongside lifted florals working in perfect harmony. Ripe blackberries are …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
Glossy in the glass with a dark core and attractive purple rim. Juicy red and black fruits abound on the …
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Church Road McDonald Series Syrah 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10Medium coloured with just a hint of fade, this is an understated style with lovely complexity. Ripe fruit with pepper …
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Vina Borgia by Borsao Organic Garnacha 2020 (Campo de Borja, Spain)
top 5
The primary nose is ripe and plump alongside expressive florals which add perfume. The well-weighted palate is fresh and bright …
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Teluri Saperavi Teliani Valley Dry Red Wine 2021 (Georgia)
top 5Deep, dark and still very youthful this Georgian saperavi is a modern and approachable wine with plummy fruit and florals …
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Saint Clair James Sinclair Pinot Noir 2021 (Marlborough)
top 5
Deeply coloured with a bold youthful presence, aromas of dark dense black fruits brood on the nose amid complex sulphides …
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Tohu Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2019 (Marlborough)
top 10
Medium coloured with seductive rich dark fruits on the nose and a hint of forest- floor development that adds intrigue. …
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Waimea Pinot Noir 2019 (Nelson)
top 10
A complex aromatic profile with rich dark fruits, herbs, spicy clove and toasty oak combined on the deep and concentrated …
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Best Buys for NZ Pinot Noir
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Boundary Vineyards King’s Road Waipara Pinot Noir 2012
Outstanding value and this label have always gone together, and this new release is no exception. Orange peel and other …
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Coopers Creek Marlborough Pinot Noir 2011
Red fruit florals laced with a herbal note get things going. In the mouth this wine is flavoursome, finely structured …
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Dashwood Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
Another smartly priced wine, this one comrd from the AwatereValley. It displays the nervy, tight lines and purity so …
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Delta Pinot Noir 2010
As approachable in price as in style. Cranberry and crushed leaf scents make way for a bright, red-fruit-infused palate. A …
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Greylands Ridge Pinot Noir 2012
An intro of classic violet scents leads on to a complex palate. Bright blueberry- and raspberry-infused fruit is tempered by …
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Gunn Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2012
This Gunn is loaded with a charge of plush, juicy dark fruit that does not go off half-cocked. It’s an …
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Haha Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012
Summer dessert scents of crushed blueberries and blackberries set the tone for this wine. There is real fruit depth and …
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Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
A heady aromatic broadside greets the nostrils, with oak spice, together with red and dark berry-fruit notes, playing a merry …
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Lawson’s Dry Hills White Label Pinot Noir 2011
This stalwart Marlborough producer’s pinot vines are becoming older and wiser, and have had a hand in this expression’s supple …
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Mission Estate Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012
Mission Estate winemaker Paul Mooney puts the pinot fruit that comes his way to very good use. The entire panel …
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Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012
The rose-petal perfumes provide an elegant prelude. In the mouth though, this wine moves to a racier beat. There’s plenty …
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Peregrine Saddleback Pinot Noir 2011
Moving to Peregrine’s lower-tier label represents a far bigger drop in price than in quality. This is a light, bright, …
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Ribbonwood Pinot Noir 2012
Framingham’s entry-level pinot is unabashedly fruit-forward and engaging. Dark florals, attractive blueberry notes and a lush, velvety texture contributes to …
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RR Marlborough Pinot Noir by Rochfort Rees 2012
Personality, rather than polish, comes through in this raw, gamy, flinty wine from the multi-region Rochfort Rees label. Dark plum …
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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 14 Doctor’s Creek Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
This highly regarded winery’s pinots are becoming more distinguished by the vintage. Intense floral aromatics and a rich, creamy – …
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Te Tera Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
Always a wine to watch, as it regularly over-delivers in the price-quality stakes. This latest version offers lifted, ethereal lilac …
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Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2012
Good things are happening at the winery formerly known as Olssens, one of which is this excellent buy. Winemaker Jen …
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The Crossings Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2012
Made by Tamra Washington and her winemaking team at Yealands Estate, this very smartly priced wine is grown at sites …
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The Ned Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
This wine’s elements all come together beautifully. A core of ripe, intense, beguiling fruit is enlivened by keen acidity and …
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