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Deutz Marlborough Cuvée NV
A sparkling with good poise complete with toasty creaminess, a delicate citrus squeeze and juicy granny smith apple crunch on …
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Grande Cuvée 1531 de Aimery Brut NV (France)
On the nose ripe citrus and lime sorbet perkiness balances against warming freshly toasted brioche notes, with it all working …
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De Bortoli Show Liqueur Muscat NV (Australia)
top 5A rich amber hue with aromas of dates, raisins, figs and roasted hazelnuts. A good intensity of flavours without being …
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Gonzalez Byass Néctar Pedro Ximénez Dulce NV (Spain)
top 5
When it comes to sherry you are tasting on a spectrum from light and lithe fino to the rich and …
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H. Lanvin & Fils Brut NV (France)
Presents with lovely poise and with an interesting sulphide flint on the nose. The palate boasts crisp acid which helps …
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Beaumet Vintage Champagne 2013 (France)
Light and bright on the nose with flinty sulphide notes that intrigues. The palate is crisp with taut linear acidity, …
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Lanson Le Black Label Brut NV (France)
top 10
Bright citrus and lime-blossom aromas please on the nose and flow through to the palate interwoven with yellow and green …
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Church Road McDonald Series Chardonnay 2019 Hawke’s Bay
Abundant with rich, ripe tropical stone-fruit characters on the nose and palate. Unashamedly peachy with good power and a supple …
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Bouldevines Vineyard Rapaura Springs Chardonnay 2019 Marlborough
top 5
A chardonnay from Marlborough taking top spot reinforces the point that this region can do so much more than sauvignon. …
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Whitehaven Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
top 10
White tropical fruits and biscuity brioche combine with hints of sweet lemon meringue pie on the nose. This and a …
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Best Buys for NZ Pinot Noir
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Boundary Vineyards King’s Road Waipara Pinot Noir 2012
Outstanding value and this label have always gone together, and this new release is no exception. Orange peel and other …
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Coopers Creek Marlborough Pinot Noir 2011
Red fruit florals laced with a herbal note get things going. In the mouth this wine is flavoursome, finely structured …
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Dashwood Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
Another smartly priced wine, this one comrd from the AwatereValley. It displays the nervy, tight lines and purity so …
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Delta Pinot Noir 2010
As approachable in price as in style. Cranberry and crushed leaf scents make way for a bright, red-fruit-infused palate. A …
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Greylands Ridge Pinot Noir 2012
An intro of classic violet scents leads on to a complex palate. Bright blueberry- and raspberry-infused fruit is tempered by …
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Gunn Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2012
This Gunn is loaded with a charge of plush, juicy dark fruit that does not go off half-cocked. It’s an …
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Haha Marlborough Pinot Noir 2012
Summer dessert scents of crushed blueberries and blackberries set the tone for this wine. There is real fruit depth and …
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Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
A heady aromatic broadside greets the nostrils, with oak spice, together with red and dark berry-fruit notes, playing a merry …
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Lawson’s Dry Hills White Label Pinot Noir 2011
This stalwart Marlborough producer’s pinot vines are becoming older and wiser, and have had a hand in this expression’s supple …
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Mission Estate Reserve Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012
Mission Estate winemaker Paul Mooney puts the pinot fruit that comes his way to very good use. The entire panel …
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Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012
The rose-petal perfumes provide an elegant prelude. In the mouth though, this wine moves to a racier beat. There’s plenty …
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Peregrine Saddleback Pinot Noir 2011
Moving to Peregrine’s lower-tier label represents a far bigger drop in price than in quality. This is a light, bright, …
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Ribbonwood Pinot Noir 2012
Framingham’s entry-level pinot is unabashedly fruit-forward and engaging. Dark florals, attractive blueberry notes and a lush, velvety texture contributes to …
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RR Marlborough Pinot Noir by Rochfort Rees 2012
Personality, rather than polish, comes through in this raw, gamy, flinty wine from the multi-region Rochfort Rees label. Dark plum …
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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 14 Doctor’s Creek Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
This highly regarded winery’s pinots are becoming more distinguished by the vintage. Intense floral aromatics and a rich, creamy – …
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Te Tera Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
Always a wine to watch, as it regularly over-delivers in the price-quality stakes. This latest version offers lifted, ethereal lilac …
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Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir 2012
Good things are happening at the winery formerly known as Olssens, one of which is this excellent buy. Winemaker Jen …
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The Crossings Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2012
Made by Tamra Washington and her winemaking team at Yealands Estate, this very smartly priced wine is grown at sites …
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The Ned Pinot Noir 2012
top 10
This wine’s elements all come together beautifully. A core of ripe, intense, beguiling fruit is enlivened by keen acidity and …
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