HOW WONDERFUL to see an independent-grower maison de champagne take the top spot for 2020. It’s a true reflection of …
→ moreAn opaque-yellow colour in the glass with a fine bead. Ripe citrus lemon, subtle spice and brioche characters present on …
→ moreA rich opulent Champagne example with lovely length and plenty of creaminess. An unashamedly upfront wine with a broad and …
→ moreA consistently high-achieving Champagne. The elegant, persistent bead and supple mousse matches beautifully with the fine aromas of white florals …
→ moreMiruMiru means ‘bubbles’ in M?ori and it’s aptly named, as in the glass the bead is vibrant, persistent and welcoming. …
→ moreA bright, straw colour in the glass with a smart, refined bead underpin the toasty and beguiling flinty aromas on …
→ moreWith an assemblage of 39% pinot noir and 61% chardonnay, the commitment to consistent quality is obvious in the glass …
→ moreFresh and vibrant with a viscosity that helps this fruit-driven style to be able stand its ground with head held …
→ moreGrapefruit pith, peach and struck match all show up on the nose and provide perfect alignment with the butterscotch and …
→ moreElegant, ripe white-peach stonefruit and lime notes balanced fantastically against the nuances of oak spice. Smart oak handling by the …
→ moreA bargain vintage Champagne priced below most non-vintage versions, Beaumet hasn’t quite the persistence or style of the best wines.However, …
→ moreBeaumet Champagne is popular in London’s gentlemen’s clubs, where value for money is a factor. This 2006 vintage confirms Beaumet’s …
→ moreHarmonious and fresh, the wine offers beautiful fragrant fruit yet with a softness that provides form. Aromas of fresh straw …
→ moreYet another winning wine from Beaumet, this time the rosé. Aromas of fresh strawberries and sweet biscuits lead into a …
→ moreThe Beaumet range of Champagnes consistently do well for value in Cuisine tastings and this coppery pink edition follows the …
→ moreBeaumet Champagnes have scored well in past Cuisine tastings, both in terms of quality and price tag. They prove that …
→ moreThe Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …
→ moreSeductive red fruit aromas with a creamy mousse yield to luxurious, rich and fleshy expressions. Wholemeal bread, clover honey and …
→ moreA fresh and fruity style with clean crisp lines in a pretty pale pink. Red cherries and creamy red apple …
→ moreA gorgeous example of snowpea, citrus and refined box hedge on the nose and palate. A wine with likability, drinkability …
→ moreInviting and generous with almond and baked bread aromas. The expressions of melon and fig on the palate suggest a …
→ more‘CLASSIC’ IS THE right descriptor. Those heady fragrances that only superb gewurztraminer can offer are here in abundance – lychees, rose petal …
→ moreUNANIMOUSLY AGREED as the best of the bunch, this pinot noir rosé from Bladen in Marlborough has a gorgeous pale …
→ moreLanghorne Creek is a slightly out-of-the-way place that’s a happy hunting ground for lovers of direct, satisfying Oz shiraz at …
→ moreGrown on the slopes of an extinct volcano in Spain’s northeast, this great value grenache smells of dark berries with …
→ moreOutstanding value and this label have always gone together, and this new release is no exception. Orange peel and other …
→ moreA likeable, straightforward brut sparkling wine from one of Marlborough’s key wineries. It has fresh aromas of citrus and apple …
→ moreSimon Nunns nicknamed this wine the “pomelo grigio” because of its aromatic likeness to a pomelo (the largest of all …
→ more“Very merlot,” was how John Belsham described this young and well-priced offering. It ticks the merlot varietal boxes well, with …
→ moreThis is an outstanding buy from practised winemaking hands. The aromatics offer shades of Asia (soy sauce, hoisin sauce), while …
→ moreA spicy and toasty style with burnt match aromas. The palate has enough depth of fruit to support the aromatic …
→ moreA well-presented, slightly mealy style with alluring layers of white peach, grapefruit and flint. The palate is lush with some …
→ moreThe top chardonnay from Brancott Estate has been garnering its share of accolades over recent times. This 2016 release is …
→ moreThe panel dubbed this wine the “classic retro”, in recognition of its golden-peach and vanilla-bean flavours. “That fruit is delicious …
→ moreThis wine is all about purity. It’s an exuberant, complete expression, dry in style and bursting with those flavours you …
→ moreDelightful fresh-baked apple and delicate white floral aromas. The line is exemplary with a crispness yet there’s ample fruit weight …
→ moreBased on an Eden Valley vineyard of 90-year-old Shiraz, this young wine reflects the Eden Valley’s slightly cooler growing conditions …
→ moreFrom the elevated and relatively cooler Eden Valley, this vibrant, ripe wine from 90-year-old vines exudes blueberries and raspberries that intertwine beautifully with sweet …
→ moreMilawa in north-eastern Victoria is Brown Brothers’ heartland, but the winery hasn’t stood still, expanding into other parts of the …
→ moreLabelled to commemorate the year that the Brown family first made wine in Victoria’s north-east, this Heathcote shiraz delivers a …
→ moreA big, jammy style of Victorian shiraz from the emerging high quality region of Heathcote. It smells of crushed berries …
→ moreFrom the prized upland Victorian region of Heathcote, this complex, lively young shiraz offers red cherry and berry aromas, a …
→ moreBright, confected aromatics set the tone. This is a brazen, fruit-led style with good fruit purity and quite a sweet …
→ moreProsecco, produced near Venice using mostly the Glera grape, is a sparkling wine style enjoying much popularity around the world. …
→ moreYou’ll enjoy the ride this Catalina offering provides. It’s a feisty wine, crackling with verve and energy, made using fruit …
→ moreChapel Hill’s McLaren Vale tasting room is situated in a 150 year old chapel on the property, and churchy allusions …
→ moreThis smart package is grown on a property on which a 150-year-old chapel still stands (it now serves as a tasting room), …
→ moreThis label is a regular achiever at Cuisine pinot tastings. The 2014 version is typically inky, rich and powerful, offering …
→ moreThis Pisa-grown pinot wins its way to your heart with structural finesse. A fine tight line of tannin and acidity …
→ morePerennially impressive, this powerful, concentrated Pete Bartle-made wine doesn’t hold back. Intense violet, cedar and red cherry notes ring out, …
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