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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 Sauvignon Blanc
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Church Road Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2015
top 10
Yes, the Bay can do sauvignon too. Most of this wine’s fruit was drawn from a cooler site at Matapiro, …
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Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
Aromatic lift is what we expect from this label, and the 2015 has it in abundance. Fresh herb, white flower …
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Mount Brown Estates Waipara Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Mount Brown winemaker Frank Manifold has produced a Marlborough-esque expression. Lifted and vibrant with a caressing texture, it is a …
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Mount Vernon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
top 10
This second tier label from experienced Marlborough winery Lawson’s Dry Hills offers fantastic value, vintage after vintage. This latest rendition …
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Peter Yealands Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
There’s great energy and tension in this wine – perhaps unsurprising now that the local lines company is a Yealands …
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Rongopai Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Rongopai is a label that goes back to 1932 and is currently part of the Babich stable. This new release …
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Selaks Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
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Shingle Peak Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
A very smart wine from a label with deep Marlborough roots. It’s a crisp, bright package, with flint and citrus …
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Squawking Magpie Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014
top 10
Magpies have an eye for bright things, and this Hawke’s Bay based winery certainly found one in Marlborough. Lifted green …
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Stoneburn Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Another wine that expresses this fine vintage in an unvarnished, straightforward way. It’s about the fruit flavours – ripe stonefruit, …
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Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Winemaker Jamie Marfell continues to do sterling work with this much-loved Marlborough sauvignon brand. This version is typically flinty and …
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Summerhouse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
top 10
We’re used to this label capturing that Marlborough essence with its sauvignon blanc, and it does so again. This is …
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Toi Toi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Grown in a sheltered spot in the Omaka Valley, this sauvignon was praised by John Belsham for its “fine lines, …
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Two Rivers of Marlborough Convergence Sauvignon Blanc 2015
top 10
Marlborough, in all its glory, has been deftly captured by Two Rivers proprietor/winemaker David Clouston in this superb wine. Meadow-like …
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
This one is firmly in the green, herbal camp. Earthy, tomato vine scents set the tone. In the mouth lime …
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Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (Marlborough)
This attractive style proudly declares its Awatere Valley origins with scents akin to flint, lime and nettle. Once in the …
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