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Askerne Late Harvest Semillon 2019 (Hawke’s Bay)
top 10
A beautiful brilliant gold colour, this example is weighty and rich in style. Toasty oak aromas abound with nice, clean, …
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Fonseca Porto Ruby Port NV (Portugal)
top 5
Very deeply coloured yet very youthful, this is a serious ruby with juicy fruit aromas and hints of smoke pouring …
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De Bortoli Show Liqueur Muscat NV (New South Wales, Australia)
top 10A deep colour in the glass with almost hedonistic aromas of musk and dried fruits, which are mirrored in the …
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Champagne Beaumet Cuvée Brut NV (France)
top 10A skillfully made Champagne with white blossoms and creamy notes present with nice intensity on the nose. The palate is …
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Grove Mill Chardonnay 2020 (Wairau Valley, Marlborough)
A style of chardonnay that will be undoubtedly popular due to its approachability. Lots of fruit and oak on the …
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Lake Chalice The Falcon Chardonnay 2020 (Marlborough)
Stone fruit and spice on the nose and through to the creamy palate which has a wonderful mealy character set …
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Pask Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
An attractive and approachable consumer-friendly style of chardonnay with juicy ripe peaches, pineapple and citrus set against oak spice both …
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Caravan Petite Sirah 2020 (South East Australia)
Immediate density of colour and viscosity are noticeable in the glass. On the nose, ripe blackberry and blackcurrant are present …
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Esk Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)
A youthful and delightfully fragrant nose abundant with aromas of cassis and plum. On the palate these aromas are backed …
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Giunta by Daniel Brennan Malbec Nouveau 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)
A colour so deep it’s almost inky in the glass, the nose boasts blackberries and spice with just a pinch …
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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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