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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 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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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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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 Sparkling
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Leveret IQ Premium Brut Méthode Traditionnelle NV
top 10
A wine of elaborate personality, Leveret IQ opens with candied citrus, toasty and light sulphide aromas. It has good textural …
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Lindauer Classic Rosé NV
top 10
A consistent favourite. “It’s simple, but it’s wonderful,” said Sam Harrop. Cherry, strawberry and lipsticky aromas are clean and pure, …
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Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs NV
top 10
This has superb purity and elegance, with a zesty nose of citrus fruits, meringue, toast and minerals. Finely textured and …
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Mission Fête Hand Harvested Cuvée 2012
A great-value aperitif, perhaps with smoked-salmon blinis. Pinot gris enters the sparkling equation alongside chardonnay here. It has white peach, …
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Perelada Cava Brut Reserva NV
Cava, Spain’s famous sparkling wine, can polarise tasters due to its rustic qualities. This example has lemon curd, honey, herb …
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Te Hana Rosé Cuvée NV
One hundred per cent pinot noir sparkling rosé from Gisborne, a great place to produce grapes for fizz. The nose …
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Twin Islands Chardonnay Pinot Noir Brut NV
Easy-drinking Marlborough sparkling wine at a good price. As a party wine served with nibbles it offers elegance and style …
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