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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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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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Lake Chalice The Raptor Pinot Noir 2021 (Marlborough)
top 10Intense and deeply coloured in the glass, this high-toned and youthful pinot is unashamedly big in style with aromas of …
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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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Daisy Rock Reserve Pinot Noir 2021 Alexandra, Central Otago
Medium colour in the glass with aromas reminiscent of cherry cola on the nose. The palate is nicely weighted with …
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Wairau River Estate Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022
top 5
Citrus, stone fruit and a hint of thiol are present on the nose with flinty complexity set against delicate florals. …
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Villa Maria EarthGarden Pinot Gris 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 5The nose here is very ripe but without being overdone. Aromas of ripe Asian pear, apricots, apples and spice gives …
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Best Buys for Champagne $100 & under
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Beaumet Brut
Fruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …
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Beaumet Rosé Brut
The Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …
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Charles de Cazanove Tête de Cuvée
top 10
This is a smart package and represents excellent value too. Muted aromatics presage a seductive mouthful, with citrus, nougat and …
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Drappier Carte d’Or Brut
‘Assertive’ is a word often used to describe the Drappier style. It is always pinot noir dominant, which gives it …
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H. Lanvin et Fils Cuvée Sélection Brut
This non-vintage expression makes another of its regular appearances among our top placegetters. It’s a fresh, approachable style with bready …
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J. Lassalle Préférence Premier Cru Brut
top 10
Run by three generations of women, this grower Champagne estate has built an enviable reputation for quality. This is a …
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Jean-Josselin Blanc de Blancs Millésimé
top 10
Made by a small family-owned producer based in the tiny Champenois town of Gyé-sur-Seine, this is an attractive 100 per …
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Jean Josselin Cuvée des Jean
Only pinot noir grapes are used to make this intriguing wine, though you wouldn’t know it from the minerally, green …
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Louis Auger Brut
top 10
This is a lean, racy style. It opens its account with fresh, appley and pressed linen scents, then washes like …
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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut
top 10
This one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …
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