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Mount Riley The Bonnie Pinot Rosé 2022 (Marlborough)
top 5
Pale pink with a touch of copper on the rim. The nose is subtle and restrained with lovely aromas and …
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Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2022
top 5
Pale salmon pink with lifted aromas of red fruits, stone fruit and white florals on the nose. The palate is …
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Squawking Magpie First Flight Startled Pink Rosé 2022 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10
Mid-pink verging on pale ruby, this deeply toned wine is a delight. Ripe red berry, plum and white blossom aromas …
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Arrogant Frog Ribet Pink Rosé 2021 (Languedoc, France)
top 10A fruit-driven style of rosé with a pale copper pink colour in the glass. Berries and white flowers abound on …
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Lake Chalice The Falcon Rosé 2022 (Marlborough)
A very pale, almost onion-skin-coloured rosé with nice red berry fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is subtle and …
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Lake Chalice The Nest Rosé 2022 (Marlborough)
Pale in the glass with attractive and inviting mandarin citrus and lifted strawberry aromas on the nose. These mouthwatering characters …
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M. Chapoutier Pays d’Oc Rosé 2021 (Rhône, France)
A pink so bold it’s heading into the spectrum of light red and a character that is immediately appealing. This …
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Lindauer Vintage Series Brut Cuvée 2017 (Gisborne)
top 5
If one were making a list of iconic Kiwi brands then Lindauer would have to be close to the top. …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV (Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay)
Medium colour in the glass with a persistent bead, clean and rounded with nice fruit character, toastiness, creaminess and decent …
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Morton Black Label Méthode Traditionelle Brut 2018 (Hawke’s Bay)
Though subdued the nose, opens up to reveal fresh grapefruit citrus, strawberries and cream all of which segues through to …
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Best Buys for NZ Pinot Noir
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Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Pinot Noir 2014 (Marlborough)
top 10
Gentle dark floral scents presage a palate that is still quite tight and will open up nicely over the next …
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Charcoal Gully Sallys Pinch Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014
This label is a regular achiever at Cuisine pinot tastings. The 2014 version is typically inky, rich and powerful, offering …
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Coopers Creek Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
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Esk Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
To make this pinot, winemaker Gordon Russell sources fruit from both the Wairau and Awatere valleys. The result is a …
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Jackson Estate Homestead Pinot Noir 2014 (Marlborough)
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Roaring Meg Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014
Few pinot labels are as ubiquitous as Roaring Meg, poured at licensed establishments all over the country. The 2014 version …
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Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Pinot Noir 2014
Another label that is a perennial overachiever. This latest Vicar’s Choice is a sassy, bright expression. Berryfruit and red apple …
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Stoneleigh Latitude Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
An overture of spiced plum scents is followed by an allegro of a mouthful – vibrant red fruit notes, oak …
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Terra Sancta Estate Pinot Noir 2014 (Central Otago)
Bannockburn’s oldest vineyard comes through with a lovely ripe, dark expression. It’s in no rush, moving across the palate with …
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Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2014 (Central Otago)
top 10
This favoured Bannockburn site has produced another fine pinot, praised by Cameron Douglas for its “youth, poise and tension”. It’s …
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Tiki Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2014
“Intriguing creaminess,” opined John Belsham in reference to this wine’s red berries and cream aromatics. In the mouth, bright sweet …
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Wairau River Pinot Noir 2014 (Marlborough)
top 10
Giving Wairau River a top 10 double is this elegant expression. What it lacks in concentration it makes up for …
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Wooing Tree Beetle Juice Pinot Noir 2014 (Central Otago)